Guidebook
Programs, Events, and Courses — September 2016 through August 2017
School of Evangelization Guidebook
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Table of Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Meet Me in Church! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Diocesan Springboard Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Adult Faith Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Pastoral Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults – RCIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Marriage Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Marriage Enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Family Life Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Respect Life Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Young Adult Faith Formation (Age 18 through 39) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adolescent Faith Formation – Youth Ministry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Children’s Catechesis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Collaborators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adult Faith Formation Courses and Workshops
Living and Leading by Faith Catechist and Catechetical Leader
Faith Formation Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Living and Leading by Faith Course Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
How to Register for Courses and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
School of Evangelization Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Pre-Cana Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Living and Leading by Faith Course Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Summary of Services Provided to Parishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cover Photo: Inside a chapel of the Dominican Priory Church of St Vincent Ferrer in New York City, courtesy of Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P.
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ince the heart of evangelization is to introduce others to the saving presence and power of the Lord Jesus,
it is only fitting that the Diocese of Brooklyn has taken great efforts to provide you with many opportunities for education and formation in the Catholic faith. The Diocesan School of Evangelization is charged
with providing educational and formational guidance and support to all priests, deacons, women and men in
consecrated life, and the laity of Brooklyn and Queens. Today, as in the past, the Church asks each one of us to
respond to Jesus’ call for us to “Go and make disciples”. What is being asked of me? How can I respond to that
call? What can I do to become a “missionary disciple”?
We do have ways to answer those questions practically and positively. I ask you to take some time to read
through this Diocesan School of Evangelization Guidebook 2016-2017. It contains information regarding
the educational and formational programs and initiatives of the Diocese of Brooklyn and provides you with opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Most of all, it gives us a sense of belonging to the Body of Christ.
We have as a highlight of our Diocesan Evangelization and Renewal Plan called The Joy of Encountering Christ:
The Family’s Hope the goal of searching out those who have been baptized into the Catholic faith but have not
connected with the Church or parish in any other way. As we begin this 2016-2017 catechetical year, join us as
we continue to seek new and exciting ways to reconnect with those who have left the Church or are otherwise
un-Churched. May the great joy that become ours once we have encountered the Risen
Christ, our Lord and Savior, be with us and with those with whom we share our faith.
Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D.
Bishop of Brooklyn
The Diocesan School of Evangelization Guidebook 2016-2017 demonstrates the commitment of our diocese
to be a fully missionary Church. The courses, conferences and workshops listed here reflect the pastoral creativity
and doctrinal faithfulness of the many clergy, consecrated religious and lay instructors who are involved in
the work of faith formation. A debt of gratitude is owed to Ted Musco and his colleagues in the School of
Evangelization (SOE) for coordinating such an array of opportunities to grow into our Catholic identity as
disciples on mission.
To be a disciple is to be a person of communion and an instrument of Christ’s mercy. Our Diocesan Evangelization and Renewal Plan, The Joy of Encountering Christ: The Family’s Hope, is all about building communities
of faith in which the members encounter Christ’s love on a daily basis, and in which that same caritas Christi
“urges them on” (2 Cor 5:14) to bring the joy of faith to others and provide for their other human needs.
The SOE remains committed to responding to the ever-changing needs of our parishes in Brooklyn and
Queens. May all of our efforts to live our Catholicism with fidelity and joy bring about a new springtime
for our local Church.
Most Reverend James Massa, Ph.D., D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of Brooklyn
Moderator of the Curia & Vicar for Evangelization
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Welcome to the School of Evangelization!
I am very appreciative of all the work that went into preparing this Diocesan School of Evangelization Guidebook
2016-2017 and I urge you to take time to review its contents carefully. Keep it in a safe place for reference during
the year. For those who find it easier to view online, you can also find it at www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org.
As we begin to plan for a new year, let’s reflect on a resource that has already provided many tremendous benefits to
individuals, families, parishes, and the people of the Diocese of Brooklyn. The Diocese of Brooklyn’s Evangelization
and Renewal Plan for 2015-2018 called The Joy of Encountering Christ: The Family’s Hope asks each person to
examine his or her relationship with God and grow in knowledge and faith in several ways: as an individual, as a
family member, and as a member of a parish and the Diocese of Brooklyn. Be a missionary disciple by sharing the
happiness and joy that you experience when you’ve had a joyful encounter with Christ.
As an individual …The Diocesan School of Evangelization’s mission is to serve the educational and formational
needs of those who seek to know Christ for the first time, or desire a deeper understanding and relationship with
Christ Jesus and His Church. What am I personally doing to encounter Christ in a robust way?
As a family member … Pope Francis’ Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Lætitia (The Joy of Love) …
“represents an invitation to Christian families to value the gifts of marriage and the family, … to persevere in a love
strengthened by the virtues of generosity, commitment, fidelity and patience … and seeks to encourage everyone to
be a sign of mercy and closeness wherever family life remains imperfect or lacks peace and joy.” What am I doing to
assist my family and friends to grow in faith?
As a parish and diocesan member … Parishes and the Diocese of Brooklyn are ready to achieve the six goals of the
Diocesan Evangelization and Renewal Plan 2015-2018 (see pages 3-5) What must I do to become, or continue to
be, an active and productive member of my parish and the Diocese of Brooklyn? How can I grow in my faith to
benefit not only myself but those who I am called to evangelize?
Please take advantage of the many offerings provided by the Diocesan School of Evangelization, meant to help
you enrich your knowledge and faith. As a missionary disciple, be determined to share your joyful encounters with
Christ with everyone you meet.
Theodore J. Musco
Executive Director, School of Evangelization
Director, Office of Faith Formation
Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy
December 8, 2015 – November 20, 2016
Official Year of Mercy website: www.iubilaeummisericordiae.va
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CHRIST — THE FAMILY’S
HOPE 2015-2018
An Evangelization and Renewal
Springboard Plan for Parishes, Families,
and Individuals in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Meet Me in Church!
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econnect and re-engage with the Church, the
community, and with God! If you’re new to the
Catholic Church, discover its irresistible beauty.
If you want to know more, mine the treasure of our
rich Deposit of Faith. Come and celebrate the joy of a
life lived fully in Jesus Christ!
Meet Me in Church
is an online hub
connecting you to
information, courses,
and events in the Diocese of Brooklyn. Go to www.
meetmein.church.
Parish Offerings
Many parishes offer opportunities for adults to learn
more about our Catholic Faith. Please consult local
parish bulletins or websites for information regarding
Scripture study, small Catholic community groups,
courses, workshops, and other gatherings.
Introduction
Since the heart of evangelization is to introduce others
to the saving presence and power of the Lord Jesus,
any pastoral vision that seeks to explain in greater
detail the work of evangelization must begin with an
opportunity for personal reflection. If we seek to revitalize our Church, to bring new life to our mission to
teach and preach the Gospel, and bring others to greater faith, then we must ask some serious questions of
ourselves. What does it really mean to me to seek new
life and vigor in Christ? What is really being asked of
me? What attitudes must I change in my life before I
can become an effective agent of evangelization in my
family, parish, and neighborhood?
— Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Ph.D., D.D
Part One
Part One of the Springboard Plan addresses two
general ways of encountering Christ leading to a
personal relationship with Him and His Church.
Pope Francis reminds us that, “To speak of Jesus, we
must know him and love him.” Turning that ideal
into practical application, The Joy of Encountering
Christ—The Family’s Hope will provide parishes,
families, and individuals in Brooklyn and Queens with
opportunities to encounter Christ, either initially or
once again, and grow in knowledge of and love for
Christ and His Church.
To Know Jesus
With the recent foundation of the School of Evangelization by Bishop DiMarzio in the Diocese of Brooklyn, WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE LEARN
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ABOUT JESUS MORE FULLY. Partnering with
My Catholic Faith Delivered, Catholic Distance University, and the Notre Dame STEP Program, the diocese
provides a wide variety of live and online Catholic
adult religious courses for anyone interested in
learning more about the Catholic faith. In addition to
diocesan offerings, clergy, women and men in consecrated life, and lay catechetical leaders in parishes and
schools/academies in Brooklyn and Queens teach
about the Catholic Faith in many and varied ways.
To Love Jesus
WE ALSO WANT TO HELP PEOPLE EXPERIENCE JESUS MORE DEEPLY. The Mass, celebration of the Sacraments, adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament, novenas and processions, and small prayer
and Scripture study groups help us joyfully experience
the love of Jesus. While some people are seeking an
initial encounter with Christ, others have already met
Christ at some point in their lives but have not stayed
in touch with Him. Others are regular Churchgoers,
but have not committed to more than that, while
others have made it a practice to remain involved in
the life of the parish and reach out to others as true
evangelizers.
Part Two
Part Two of the Springboard Plan outlines the main
components of our pastoral vision.
There are three themes of this Springboard Plan:
1. Encountering Christ
2. Becoming missionary disciples
3. Experiencing the joy of sharing the Gospel
There are six goals to be achieved:
2. Increase Mass attendance: full, active, conscious
participation
3. Increase daily prayer among all Catholics
4. Attract and support inactive Catholics
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5. Enhance participation in parish life/religious
education at all levels of faith formation
6. Invite and welcome seekers
Through the lens of the New Evangelization, we help
others to:
1. Encounter Christ everyday
(Year One 2015-2016)
2. Grow as missionary disciples
(Year Two 2016-2017)
3. Put out into the deep through new ways of
inviting and reaching out
(Year Three 2017-2018)
We accomplish this by:
1. Providing various methods to meet the risen
Christ
2. Developing Parish Evangelization Teams
3. Providing specialized training and formation
for clergy and parish leadership, catechists, and
parishioners
4. Forming small groups
5. Doing whatever we can to draw people to the
Mass and the Sacraments
6. Enhancing all programs of faith formation and
education
Part Three
Part Three of the Springboard Plan provides mutual
responsibilities among parishes, families, individuals, and the Diocesan School of Evangelization.
A. Form teams in parishes to facilitate the plan:
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invite and involve adults already formed in
ministry
invite and involve adults who want to get
involved in ministry
1. orient them to the Plan
2. train them in:
a. forming and sustaining small group
processes
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1. using media
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2. Neighbors Reaching Neighbors
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B. Assist Involved/Somewhat involved Catholics:
Use parish ministers already trained and prepared in order to:
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follow-up with participants for ongoing
group discussion, formation
D. Assist Seekers:
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create family activities and designate support
groups
C. Assist Inactive Catholics:
Use parish ministers already trained and
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F. Assist Families:
Train religious education and formation
community (schools, academies, and parish
programs) to reach out to families:
• Living the Eucharist, Symbolon,
My Catholic Faith Delivered, Adult Faith
Formation, Jesuit Collaborative
• family discipleship-the domestic Church
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E. Assist Youth and Young Adults:
Develop Youth and Young Adult components
for small groups:
develop specific media tools to invite people
to think about Catholic faith
orient RCIA and evangelization teams to
ongoing invitation
train parish receptionists and others to
respond to seekers, inquirers, returning
Catholics, etc.
offer Seeking Christ and Catholics Reaching
Out series opportunities
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develop weekly family home experiences
cultivate Vacation Bible School in parishes
for all children
use DeSales Media and Neighbors Reaching
Neighbors to reach children not involved in
religious education
train catechetical personnel to invite and
involve inactive children
make every effort to locate those who were
baptized but do not engage in parish/school/
academy life
Part Four
How do we implement the Springboard Plan?
One important way for us to assist in implementing
the six goals of the Diocesan Springboard Plan for
Evangelization and Renewal is to suggest several
resources and processes that reach out to “seekers”,
inactive Catholics, and those who are already active
members of your parish/school/academy. The Parish/
School/Academy Evangelization Team will decide
which of the following resources will work best to
achieve the established goals. Teams may prefer to
choose other resources not suggested here. Many
resources are adapted for various cultures, so please
read the descriptions and details carefully. Go to
www.bqonlineformation.org for information
regarding registration for particular meetings that will
explain how to implement the program or process.
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Adult Faith Formation
How can I learn more about our Faith
and get to know and love Jesus
and His Church?
Overview
In Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us: A Pastoral
Plan for Adult Faith Formation in the United States
(Washington, DC: USCCB, 2005), the bishops of
the United States identify three major goals of Adult
Faith Formation. Adult Faith Formation invites the
adult Catholic to:
1. deepen their conversion to the Lord.
2. actively participate in the life of the Church.
3. accept their rightful place in the Church’s
mission to evangelize.
Since adults are called to be disciples of Christ through
Baptism, programs of Adult Faith Formation assist in
better understanding the Catholic Faith as well as its
practical application in living a Christian life.
Sponsored by the School of Evangelization, the Living
and Leading by Faith Catechist and Catechetical Leader
Program has been developed to educate adult Catholics. While they are required for all catechists and
catechetical leaders, the courses are open to all
adult learners and can be found at www.bqonlineformation.org.
Some Diocesan Faith Formation Groups
Arise: Together in Christ
ARISE: Together in Christ is a three-year, parishcentered process of spiritual renewal and evangelization that enables people to deepen their faith, develop
a closer relationship with Christ, grow in community,
and reach out in service to others.
Levántate: Unámonos en Cristo
LEVÁNTATE. Unámonos en Cristo es un proceso
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de evangelización y renovación espiritual centrado en
la comunidad parroquial por un período de tres años,
logrando tres objetivos: la renovación de las estructuras diocesanas y parroquiales mediante la formación
de las pequeñas comunidades eclesiales; el proceso de
maduración en la fe basado en el estudio de la Biblia
y en una adaptación del Rito de la Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos (RICA); el fortalecimiento de las
relaciones humanas y personales en las comunidades
parroquiales.
Contact your parish or call 718-281-9544 for other
language options.
Endow
Endow (Educating on the Nature and Dignity of
Women) is a Catholic study program that engages
the intellect of women and teenage girls to help them
understand their God-given dignity, and respond to
our culture’s desperate need for an authentic feminine
presence to transform every aspect of life and society.
We believe that education is one of the fundamental
aspects of cultural change. Pope John Paul II’s 1995
World Day of Peace message included this important
reminder: “Time dedicated to education is time truly
well spent, because it determines a person’s future, and
therefore the future of the family and of the whole
of society.”
Endow attracts women from all walks of life who
are at various places on their faith journey, as well as
pre-teen and teenage girls who are discovering their
individual and spiritual identity. We have developed
a comprehensive program that is understandable and
embraced by women and girls in the pew—because
that is who we are too: faithful wives, mothers, daughters, and career women.
Symbolon
The Symbolon series is a compelling presentation of
the Catholic Faith. Through beautifully crafted teaching and state-of-the-art video, author and speaker
Dr. Edward Sri leads a team of dynamic teachers who
provide a clear and comprehensive understanding of
what the Catholic Church teaches and how to live it.
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My Catholic Faith Delivered
Living the Eucharist is a new, parish-based program
designed to help revitalize parish life and spirituality through a more profound experience of Sunday
Mass. It helps the entire parish—adults, teens, and
families—grow in their Catholic faith and live more
fully as disciples of Jesus. Living the Eucharist runs
during Lent for three years. Parishioners can take part
in adult and teen faith-sharing groups, family activities, devotional and catechetical Lenten readings, and a
prayer campaign.
For information and to register, please go to
www.bqonlineformation.org. See pages 55-57 to learn
how to create or access an account.
Catholic Distance University – CDU
For information and to register, go to www.cdu.edu.
USCCB Leadership Institute
Catholicism Study Program
For information and to register, go to www.usccb.org/
beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/catechesis/leadership-institute/
The Catholicism Study Program presents the strong,
ecclesial dimension of the Catholic Faith – God’s revelation through Jesus Christ and His Church.
Notre Dame’s Satellite Theological
Education Program – STEP
Bishop Robert Barron created this groundbreaking
program as a thematic presentation of what Catholics
believe and why, so all adults can come to a deeper
understanding of the Catholic Faith.
The Great Adventure Catholic
Bible Timeline
The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Timeline
study program is designed in such a way that anyone can make sense of the Bible and experience the
life-changing power of God’s Word. The key to
understanding the Bible is finding the story that ties
it all together. The Great Adventure Catholic Bible
Timeline learning system makes the complex simple
by helping you to uncover the story woven through
Scripture, so that you can make sense of it.
Online Adult Faith
Formation Course
Providers
The School of Evangelization partners with My
Catholic Faith Delivered (MCFD), the Catholic
Distance University (CDU) in Virginia, and the
STEP Program at the University of Notre Dame and
others to provide online courses that are available for
adults to take at any time.
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For information and to register, go to
www.news.nd.edu/news/22528-the-step-programtheology-online.
A complete listing of courses and workshops
begins on page 44.
Pastoral Institute
How do I deepen my involvement
in our Catholic Faith?
Foundations for
Ministry Program (FMP)
The ten-week, twenty-hour Foundations for Ministry Program (FMP) is designed to meet the needs of
women and men who may be discerning participation
in the Lay Ministry Program, as well as those persons already involved in ministry or on parish pastoral
councils who want a theological update. The program
addresses major theological themes within the context
of the adult learning model.
Program Description: The Foundations for Ministry Program is offered in English, Spanish, Creole,
Mandarin and Polish. Each class session includes
time for prayer, vocabulary related to the session, small
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and/or large group discussion, lecture, and wrap-up of
the session. Each week a different topic is introduced.
The ten topics are:
Week 1: Theology as a field of study
Week 2: Emerging role of the laity
Week 3: Structure and mission of the Church
Week 4: Jesus: His message, His ministry
Week 5: Introduction to Sacred Scripture
Week 6: A people of prayer
Week 7: Introduction to liturgy
Week 8: A people of action/morality
Week 9: One Church/many faces
Week 10: Theological reflection
Lay Ministry Program
(LMP)
The Lay Ministry Program (LMP) is intended for
persons who will assume leadership on a volunteer
basis for a particular ministry or project or currently
serve as a member of a parish staff. Persons who
complete the diocesan program will be prepared to
coordinate a particular ministry such as baptism
preparation, care of the sick, bereavement ministry,
parish outreach, etc. The pastor/administrator, in collaboration with the parish staff/team and in dialogue
with the program participant, determines the ministry
to which the individual is called. Lay parish staff
members are also encouraged to participate to further
their development.
The pastor/administrator in collaboration with the
parish staff/team recommends candidates to the
Pastoral Institute by sending a sponsorship form. The
candidate then receives an application packet and
information about the interview process. Each candidate attends an interview and is asked to sign a release
for a background check that will be conducted by an
independent agency.
The formation program is a two-stage process that
includes theological content, spiritual formation, ministerial preparation, and a mentoring process. There is
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a related field for qualified candidates in the program’s
Second Stage.
Participants who complete a non-degreed component
of the Lay Ministry Program are commissioned as
lay pastoral leaders at the Annual Recognition and
Commissioning Ceremony presided over by the
Diocesan Bishop or his delegate. Participants who
complete a degreed program will be recognized at this
celebration. Participants who leave the program after
completing the Initial Stage will receive a Certificate of
Completion at that time.
At the conclusion of the program, participants are expected to participate in 10 hours of ongoing formation
each year while in ministry.
Initial Stage (Two Years) –
All Participants
First Semester
• Orientation and Theological Conference (12 hours)
• Theology of Lay Ministry (8 hours)
• Ecclesiology (16 hours)
• Spiritual Formation Day (6 hours)
Second Semester
• Old Testament (14 hours)
• New Testament (14 hours)
• Spiritual Formation Day (6 hours)
Online required courses:
Creed (10 hours) and Revelation of God (10 hours)
Third Semester
• Liturgy and Sacraments (16 hours)
• Ecumenical/Interreligious Dialogue (6 hours)
• Spiritual Formation Day (6 hours)
Fourth Semester
• Christology (14 hours)
• Moral Theology (14 hours)
• Information Session for Second Stage (3 hours)
• Spiritual Formation Day (6 hours)
Online elective courses: Church History (5 hours)
and Catholic Social Teachings (5 hours)
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one of the following elections:
1. Continue to Second Stage in one of the
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Completion for the courses that were taken.
Second Stage –
Preparation for Ministry
1. Volunteer Lay Pastoral Leader Track (includes
bereavement, pastoral care of the sick and
homebound, consolation, social justice,
liturgical ministry, etc.)
2. Catechetical Leader Track (includes Parish
Catechetical Leader, Youth Ministry, Young
Adult Ministry, RCIA, Adult Faith Formation,
Sacramental Preparation, Family Life/Respect
Life, Special Needs)
3. Pastoral Associate Track
M.A. Scholarship
Program in Theology
Affirming the Baptismal call of the laity to ministerial
leadership within the Church, the M. A. Scholarship
Program in Theology prepares women and men to
serve as parish catechetical leaders, Pastoral Associates,
or pastoral leaders in the Diocese of Brooklyn.
Sponsored by the School of Evangelization, the
program is partially funded by the Catholic
Foundation of Brooklyn and Queens.
Criteria for Acceptance into Program
We have a significant number of candidates for this
program. The following criteria will be considered
when accepting a person who is in need of a scholarship:
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a geographic area that is under-served by
professionally prepared lay persons.
The applicant currently works for the Church.
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The applicant has completed the lay formation
program sponsored by the Pastoral Institute.
The applicant has completed a bachelor’s degree
with a B+ grade average and possesses the ability
to complete the academic requirements of the
university or seminary.
Creole
Pastoral Institute
“Pass from an elementary to a mature
knowledge of the mystery of Christ.”
Hebrews 6: 1
The Diocesan School of Evangelization is attentive to
the pastoral needs of the Creole speaking population
of this diocese and promotes a special program called
Kolèj Pastoral.
The program has been in existence for twenty six
years, and the purpose is to provide a thorough biblical and doctrinal formation in the Catholic Faith.
The Bible is studied systematically. First, a general
introduction to the history of the Bible is given, then
many books are studied one after the other.
Particular emphasis is given to the following books:
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Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Joshua,
Samuel Kings, Psalms, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel
Amos, Hosea and Maccabees.
New Testament: the four gospels, the Book of
Acts, the Epistles of St Paul, Hebrews.
In the area of doctrine, all the tenets of the Creed are
scrutinized. The Sacraments are also studied in detail.
Some Papal documents such as Rerum Novarum,
Quadragesimo Anno, Populorum Progressio, and the
documents of the Second Vatican Council.
Every class has prayer session and a half hour conference on current issues. Lunch can be purchased.
The whole program spans over three years. Classes
are given on Saturdays from 10 am to 4 pm on a total
of fourteen Saturdays from the end of September
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to June. As a rule, five days of class are given every
second Saturday from September to December; five
from January to Easter and four from Easter to June.
(Classes are never held on two Saturdays in a row.)
After two years a certificate is given and after three
years a diploma is presented to those who successfully
complete the program. A yearly weekend retreat is
also part of the program.
The location of the program is St. Jerome School at
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Newkirk on subway Train #2).
The fee is $125.00 for the year. Payment by installments is accepted. For registration and all information,
please contact: Haitian Apostolate, 332 East 32 St.,
Brooklyn NY 11226. Tel.: 718-856-3323. Person in
charge: Sister Juvenia Joseph, Daughter of Mary.
No more admission is accepted after the first week of
October of every year.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
How can I become Catholic or,
if I was Baptized, how can I receive
the Holy Eucharist and Confirmation?
How is the RCIA process adapted for
older unbaptized children?
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Every year on Holy Saturday at the Easter Vigil,
parishes throughout the world welcome new Catholics into their community. Some people are becoming
Catholic for the first time, some were baptized Christian and wish to become Catholic, and others want to
complete their initiation by receiving the Sacraments
of the Eucharist and Confirmation.
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
and the RCIA Adapted for Children are the two
processes that the Church invites you to take part in.
They both take place in a parish setting. If you do not
already belong to a Catholic parish, please go to www.
dioceseofbrooklyn.org/parishes/about-our-parishes/
to find a parish near you.
The process of the Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults (RCIA) for all parishes is for:
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Those baptized in Christian denominations, but
not Catholic, who seek to come into full communion with the Catholic Church by making a
Profession of Faith and receiving Confirmation
and Eucharist. The baptisms of Episcopalians, Lutherans, Methodists, and Orthodox
are always valid. All others have to be checked
for proper formula and understanding of the
Church’s intention.
Those baptized Catholic but who have never
been catechized who seek to complete their initiation through Confirmation and Eucharist. The
Church does not consider anyone who has received Eucharist as uncatechized, though understandably, further catechesis is needed. Therefore, those who only need Confirmation should
not be a part of the RCIA process; should not
be a part of the Rite of Election and Continued
Call to Conversion; nor can they be confirmed
at the Easter Vigil. Their Confirmation would
be on Pentecost Sunday in their local parish or
at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James. Adequate
preparation is needed. On the other hand, those
who were Baptized and Confirmed at birth but
have never been catechized and wish to receive
the Eucharist, would be part of the RCIA process because they are considered uncatechized.
Please consult you Pastor/Administrator
Registration Information and Calendar on pages 55-79
S eptember 2016
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of Adults Adapted for Children
There is only one RCIA process; Part I pertains to
adults and Part II to its adaption for children.
In conformity with our Diocesan RCIA Guidelines,
unbaptized children who are 8-years-old (usually
in Grade 3) through Grade 10 in our parishes or
our schools/academies should have a catechumenal
preparation of a minimum of 3 years and then be fully
initiated at the Easter Vigil or at one of the Sundays
of Easter. The Church mandate since 1988 is that
children who fall into this age bracket cannot receive
the Sacraments of Initiation separated from one another, but rather all three Sacraments at one celebration. Unbaptized children under 8 years of age should
be baptized according to the Infant Rite.
In the parishes of the Diocese of Brooklyn, the RCIA
team must attend diocesan training sessions and
Days of Reflection. Each parish organizes the RCIA
process according to its particular needs and Diocesan
policies. Please consult your Pastor/Administrator
or RCIA Coordinator for details. Information can
usually be found in the parish bulletin or on the parish
website.
Marriage Ministry
What is Marriage Ministry?
Overview
Marriage Ministry offers practical ways to live out
God’s perspective for the Sacrament of Matrimony and
family life. Ideally, parishes and deaneries should be the
places that revitalize good marriages and help renew
hurting marriages to keep them healthy and strong.
The diocesan coordinator of Marriage Ministry is
available to assist in developing any or all of the
initiatives in Marriage Ministry.
Marriage Ministry can be divided into several phases:
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Marriage Preparation
We help couples prepare, not just for the special day
of your wedding but for a marriage that will last a
lifetime.
In the Catholic Church, Holy Matrimony is a sacrament. Your wedding is not only a very special day
for the two of you but it is also a sacred event for the
entire Church and we want to be part of your celebration. May your preparation and the wedding celebration itself launch you both into a grace-filled, lifelong
commitment to God and to each other!
Basic guidelines for marriage in the Church:
1. Bride and Groom must be at least 18 years old.
2. The local parish of either the bride or groom
must be contacted at least six months prior
to the desired wedding date. Call and make
an appointment with a priest or deacon.
3. Bride and Groom need to attend a pre-nuptial
interview with a priest or deacon from their
parish.
4. Bride and Groom need to gather the necessary
documents.
5. Bride and Groom need to participate in a PreCana class. This class should be taken within
three to six months prior to the wedding date,
but no more than a year in advance.
6. Bride and Groom need to schedule meetings
with the priest or deacon after Pre-Cana
to reflect on their experience, to prepare the
wedding liturgy, and to present the documents.
7. If you are getting married in New York, it is
necessary to obtain a marriage license from
New York State. For more information, call 311
in New York City.
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These are our Pre-Cana Options:
Introduction to Pre-Cana at
www.Pre-Cana.org
This diocesan Pre-Cana website provides an opportunity for you to become familiar with what Pre-Cana is
and the reason why you attend a marriage preparation
program. You are able to register online for the diocesan program you wish to attend.
The registration fee is $200.00 per couple; however,
grants are available through our office for those in
financial need. No couple is ever turned away due to
financial limitations. Please contact us to make the
appropriate arrangements. If you do not have internet
access, call us and we will mail you a printed copy of
the information and the registration form.
The Weekend Pre-Cana Program
The Pre-Cana program is available in English,
Spanish, Italian, Polish, and Creole.
You will have the opportunity to discuss openly with
each other your strengths and weaknesses and to share
quality time together. A married couple, often joined
by a priest or deacon, leads the experience. The presenting couple will share their experiences and present
the teachings of the Catholic Church on issues related
to the Sacrament of Matrimony.
The weekend program is held either in a parish or at
the Diocesan facilities in Brooklyn or Queens, and
you can register for the Pre-Cana class that best fits
your situation:
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For couples where the Bride and Groom are
Catholic and have never been married before to
another person. Also for couples married civilly
who are looking to convalidate their marriage in
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There are several forms of marriage preparation in
our diocese; some are held at parishes throughout the
diocese, others at the Diocesan Centers. We provide
weekend classes and evening classes.
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Although all our marriage preparation programs
have a Catholic identity in their content, these
sessions, while still Catholic, will address practical issues relevant to couples where either the
bride or the groom is Catholic and the other
spouse is not.
Re-Marriage Pre-Cana
For couples where either the bride or the groom
— or both — have been previously married to
someone else and have obtained an annulment
from an Ecclesiastical Tribunal, or have experienced the death of a spouse and are widows or
widowers.
The Evening Pre-Cana Program
Sessions are from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. on a week night
for four consecutive weeks and you must attend all
scheduled sessions in order to complete the requirement of the diocesan marriage preparation program.
The sessions are presented by a married couple and
the small group setting allows deep sharing on topics
such as: the Sacrament of Matrimony, communication, family of origin, sexuality and spirituality, and
conflict resolution.
To register, log-on to www.pre-cana.org
For more information call 718-281-9540
or email [email protected]
The Engaged Encounter Weekend
This is an overnight program that begins on Friday
evening and ends on Sunday afternoon. The retreat is
Catholic in orientation, but is open to couples of any
faith. The bride and groom will have the opportunity
to reflect honestly and in-depth about their future
life together and build a strong foundation for their
marriage. Weekends are held at Nazareth Retreat
Center in Brooklyn or at the Immaculate Conception
Seminary in Huntington, NY. The cost is $300 per
couple.
Registration Information and Calendar on pages 55-79
S eptember 2016
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718-253-2983, e-mail [email protected]
or log-on to www.engagedencounter.org
FOCCUS Pre-Marriage Inventory
FOCCUS stands for “Facilitate Open, Caring
Communication, Understanding and Study.” The
FOCCUS inventory is a 156-item questionnaire
designed to help engaged couples appreciate their
unique relationship, learn more about themselves, and
discuss topics important to their lifelong marriage.
The inventory is designed to help couples learn more
about themselves and their unique relationship. It is
not a test nor meant as a predictor of success or failure
in marriage. It is a tool to help couples name and work
through issues before marriage. After the inventory
has been completed by the couple, a trained facilitator
(which can be a priest, deacon, or trained layperson)
will generate a personalized couple’s report; this will
guide the follow-up discussion with the couple on
topics important to their specific situation. The
FOCCUS inventory assesses nineteen different
categories to help couples sort the challenges and
strengths they are bringing into their marriage. Please
call 718-281-9540 for more information.
Natural Family
Planning
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella term
for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies; it is a holistic approach to family planning. NFP
is not the “Rhythm “(or Calendar) method. Today’s
methods of NFP are based on scientific research and
they are effective, they cooperate with God’s plan for
marriage and sexuality, and they strengthen the marital
relationship. In addition to the NFP introductory session offered to engaged couples during their Pre-Cana
class, we offer a separate NFP introductory overview
class open to all catechetical leaders through the Living
and Leading by Faith Catechist Formation Program.
We also offer training in the Billings Ovulation Method™ to married couples. These classes are available in
English and Spanish.
Registration Information and Calendar on pages 55-79
Please email us at [email protected] or call
718-281-9540 to register.
Marriage Enrichment
How can I enrich my Catholic Marriage?
Overview
A healthy marriage reflects the nature of Christ and
His relationship toward us, His Church. It provides
a secure foundation for all other relationships, it is
a source of stability and perspective, and it provides
the ideal setting for children to attain family values
and to receive their initial faith formation. Cultivating
marriages is one of the most powerful ways to foster
parish life, as St. John Paul II said in his Apostolic
Exhortation Familiaris Consortio: “The future of
humanity passes by the way of the family.” (FC86)
Marital support exists to help hurting couples to heal
and renew their relationship. The specific focus for
these couples is on repairing the foundation of their
marriage. To provide this outreach effectively, multiple resources are utilized to appropriately cover the
couple’s specific areas of need.
Diocesan Offerings for Marriage
Enrichment and Support
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend
Worldwide Marriage Encounter offers an overnight
weekend experience designed to give married couples
the opportunity to learn a technique of loving communication that they can use for the rest of their lives.
The weekend provides an environment conducive for
couples to spend time together, away from the distractions and tensions of every-day life, while encouraging
them to focus on each other and their relationship. It
is presented by three married couples and a Roman
Catholic priest, and it is available in English and
Spanish.
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For more information, log-on to:
In English: www.wwme.org
1-877-697-9963
En español: www.nycemm.com
718-381-3661
email: [email protected]
World Marriage Day
World Marriage Day is celebrated the second
Sunday in February and it honors the Sacrament
of Matrimony; husband and wife united in Christ
as the head of the family, the basic unit of society.
It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice, and
joy in married life. In our diocese, many parishes and
deaneries have made this day an annual celebration to
support married couples in their local communities.
While each parish or congregation may customize
the fine points, a basic event includes a Eucharistic
celebration with the renewal of wedding vows. Our
office provides a sample prayer service and liturgy for
World Marriage Day as well as other suggestions for
this celebration in English and Spanish.
Contact your parish for details regarding their local
celebration, or call us at 718-281-9540.
Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration
In an effort to reach out to families and to support
the sacrament of marriage, we sponsor an Annual
Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration to
celebrate all anniversaries, but especially milestone
anniversaries like 25, 40, 50 or above years of marriage.
Couples who attend have the opportunity of being
greeted by the Bishop — usually Bishop DiMarzio —
and take a commemorative picture with him. There
is a reception with light refreshments following the
Mass. It is usually held in the spring every year.
Please contact your parish to register,
or email us at [email protected] or call
718-965-7300, ext. 5541.
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Retrouvaille
This overnight weekend experience provides help for
troubled marriages. The word Retrouvaille simply
means “rediscovery.” Thousands of couples headed
for divorce have successfully saved their marriages by
attending this program.
For more information please call 718-281-9540
or 1- 800-470-2230, or visit the website
www.retrouvaille.org.
Beginning Experience
This overnight weekend experience provides help
for individuals suffering the heartache of divorce,
separation and widowhood.
For information and reservations, call Jim at
718-474-3779, visit the website www.beginning
experience.org, or call 718-281-9540.
Resources for Marriage and Family
www.foryourmarriage.org
www.portumatrimonio.org
A website sponsored by the USCCB to support
engaged and married couples.
www.usccb.org
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’
web site
www.vatican.va
The official Vatican site
www.familia.va
Pontifical Council for the Family
www.cfm.org
Christian Family Movement
www.nacflm.org
NACFLM-National Association of Catholic
Family Life Ministers
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What does the Church teach
about Family Life?
Catechesis for Human Sexuality—
Family Life Initiative
Parents are the first and most important educators
of their children. They clearly educate by word and
example, and their role is irreplaceable. Many Catholic
parents and guardians look to the religious education
programs and resources of the Catholic School/
Academy and parish religious education programs
for assistance, particularly in the areas of education in
human sexuality and family life.
For this reason, the Diocesan Office of Faith Formation has prepared a Curriculum Guide of standards
and outcomes for parents, catechists and students.
The purpose of this Curriculum Guide is to offer an
understanding of basic life issues that is consistent
with Catholic teaching. For example, family and sexuality education in a Catholic context seeks to foster
family values, to promote the right to life and the dignity of each human person, to stress the importance of
wholesome relationships and personal responsibility,
to teach the value of conscience formation, and to give
inspiration for living lives that are moral and chaste.
workshops in English and Spanish. These workshops
provide instruction for the parish’s baptismal team
members on the basics of Infant Baptism. They also
provide practical ideas on how to use the preparation
session with the parents and godparents as an evangelization opportunity. Participants receive resources
that can be utilized in their parish’s infant baptismal
preparation program to assist parents in becoming the
first evangelizers of their children and godchildren.
This workshop is open to members of the parish baptismal teams through the Living and Leading by Faith
Catechist Formation Program. Please check the
schedule for offerings.
Respect Life Ministry
What does the Catholic Church teach
about the sanctity of life?
Overview
Respect Life Ministry upholds the sanctity and
dignity of all human life from conception to natural
death. To fulfill this vision, we rely on information and
direction from the Bishops’ Pro-Life Office and the
USCCB’s annual Respect Life Program.
Respect Life Ministry can be divided into three areas:
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The resource that has been chosen is the RCL-Benziger Family Life Program. In addition to each parish
and school/academy which uses this resource, you
can find information by going to www.rclbenziger.com
and selecting Family Life.
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Preparation
Parents are the first evangelizers of their children;
however, they can’t give what they don’t have. It is
crucial that we evangelize parents and equip them
properly so that they can pass on their faith to their
children. We offer Infant Baptismal Preparation
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Education: An educational/public information
effort to inform, clarify and deepen understanding of the basic issues concerning pro-life
activities.
Pastoral: A pastoral effort addressed to the
specific needs of women with problems related
to pregnancy and to those who have had or have
taken part in an abortion.
Public Policy: (This area is under the direction
of Msgr. Kieran Harrington, Vicar for Communications, through the Office of Government Affairs/DeSales Media in the diocese of
Brooklyn) A public policy effort directed toward
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the legislative, judicial and administrative areas
so as to insure effective legal protection for the
right to life.
The diocesan coordinator of Respect Life Education is
available to assist you.
Education
USCCB Annual Respect Life Program
Our office provides support and resources to parishes
to implement the annual Respect Life Program which
begins on Respect Life Sunday, the first Sunday in
October. Every parish receives the annual Respect
Life Program packet that the USCCB Secretariat of
Pro-Life Activities publishes each year to call attention
to numerous human life issues. The RL program is
highlighted in liturgies and marked by special events;
these materials are especially helpful for priests, parish
groups and other organizations.
This course is based on the USCCB’s Pastoral Plan
for Pro-Life Activities. It is meant to be an introduction to Respect Life Ministry and it presents a broad
view of the Church’s Teaching on the dignity of the
human person in the areas of Abortion, Euthanasia,
Capital Punishment, In-Vitro Fertilization, Natural
Family Planning, as well as any other pertinent ProLife issues. This class is open to all catechetical leaders
through the Living and Leading by Faith Catechist and
Catechetical Leader Faith Formation Program. Please
check the schedule for offerings.
March For Life
This is a Diocesan sponsored event that sends youth
and young adults to the March for Life
in Washington, D.C. at the end of January of
each year.
Resources
Post Abortion Counseling
This aspect of Respect Life Ministry offers a safe place
for those who have had abortions to find comfort,
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hope, understanding, and healing in the painful aftermath of abortion. We offer opportunities for those
who have been hurt by abortion to find peace with
themselves and with God; we do not condemn those
who have chosen abortion. On the contrary, our
approach is very pastoral and they are fully accepted.
We are here to help, not to judge. Although the
Catholic Church fully rejects abortion, we do not
reject those who have had abortions. Men and women can find counseling, forgiveness, and healing after
abortion by going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation
and contacting any of the following ministries:
Rachel’s Helpers
Our own diocesan 10-week Bible study program for
individuals who are seeking healing from an abortion-related experience. The program is affiliated with
Helpers of God’s Precious Infants and takes place
with a weekly meeting in a small group setting.
For women: “Forgiven and Set Free”
718-939-6646. All calls are confidential.
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For men, “Healing a Father’s Heart”
718-296-7969. All calls are confidential.
There are no fees, but you must bring your own Bible.
Rachel’s Vineyard
Rachel’s Vineyard is an overnight weekend retreat
program that offers a safe place to renew, rebuild, and
redeem hearts broken by abortion. These retreats offer
a supportive, confidential, and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release,
and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin
the process of restoration, renewal, and healing.
www.rachelsvineyard.org
Project Rachel
Project Rachel provides a way for individuals, men
and women, to receive the healing grace of God after
an abortion. It allows them to move toward reconciliation with themselves, their family, and most importantly, with God.
1-800-593-2273
www.hopeafterabortion.com
Registration Information and Calendar on pages 55-79
S eptember 2016
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The Life Center of New York
Taking its name from the Exodus experience of the
Jewish people from slavery and debasement into the
Promised Land, Entering Canaan accompanies those
who have suffered an abortion on a Sacramental
journey into the true Promised Land of the Heart of
Jesus. Fundamental to this mission is the belief that
each person, no matter what they have done or how
they feel, is to be cherished and loved as a unique
reflection of God’s love.
The Life Center of New York is dedicated to helping woman and men continue pregnancy through
pro-life counseling that is informative, honest, firm,
and sensitive to the emotional needs of women. Their
guiding principles to which all volunteers and personnel adhere are centered on the belief in protecting
and preserving all life. They propose and offer pro-life
alternatives to abortion. In addition, they provide
emotional, spiritual, and material support including,
but not limited to,: referral to emergency housing,
diapers, cribs, clothing, etc.
877-586-4621 www.postabortionhelp.org
Abortion Changes You
This confidential website is for those who are touched
by abortion, whether the experience happened
recently or years ago. Abortion Changes You is a
refuge for those who wish to tell their story and begin
the process of healing.
www.abortionchangesyou.com
Lumina
A post-abortion referral network for hope and healing
after abortion.
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.postabortionhelp.org
Tel: 718-586-4621 718-881-8009 877-586-4621
Crisis Pregnancy Counseling
We offer referrals to several programs for women
who find themselves with an unplanned pregnancy.
Pregnant women in need do not have to feel that
abortion is the only option. They can find the
immediate help they need at the following numbers.
Please consider including these numbers in your
parish weekly bulletin:
Crisis Pregnancy hotline 1-800-395-4357
Carenet/Heartbeat hotline
1-800-395-HELP
Birthright1-800-550-4900
National Life Center
800-848-LOVE
Bethany Christian Services
1-800-238-4269
Bridge to Life Help Hotline 718-463-1810
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6802 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220
Email: [email protected]
The Bridge to Life
A local non-profit organization working to save lives
by providing support to women and men who choose
life. They offer a number of different services like
free pregnancy tests, pregnancy counseling, maternity
clothing, infant and children’s clothing, baby supplies,
etc. Counseling in English, Spanish, or Mandarin.
Sanford Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355
718-463-1810 23-40 Astoria Boulevard,
Astoria, NY 11102
718-274-3577 Website: www.thebridgetolife.org
email: [email protected]
Expectant Mother Care
EMC is the only pro-life group in New York State
that offers on-site daily ultrasound services through
partnerships with supervising physicians.
Website:www.abortion-options.com
Email: [email protected]
Centers:
37-65 104th Street, 110-20 Jamaica Ave.,
Corona, NY 11368 Richmond Hill, NY 11418
718-401-9400718-401-9400
195-04 Hillside Ave., 44 Court Street, Ste. 1205,
Hollis, NY 11423
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-401-9400718-596-4300
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370 Bay Ridge Pkwy.,
Brooklyn, NY 11209
718-596-8900
Housing Young Mother’s with Children
Providence House I
Providence House II
2518 Church Avenue 388 Prospect Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718-284-6688718-369-9140
Providence House III Rose Kennedy
159-23 89th Avenue
Family Center
Jamaica, NY 11432 178 Halsey Street
718-739-1348
Brooklyn, NY 11216
718-399-0523
Bethany House
Sacred Heart of Jesus
164 Suydam Street
450 West 51 Street
Brooklyn, NY 11221
New York City, NY
718-574-6300212-397-1396
Holy Respite
Sacred Heart of Jesus Convent of the Sisters of Life
is a Holy Respite located in the heart of Manhattan
that provides pregnant women an opportunity to be
nurtured as they live side-by-side with Sisters of Life,
immersed in a deeply spiritual setting.
www.Sistersoflife.org/holy-respite
The Visitation Mission
A mission of love, in person and by phone, to
vulnerable, pregnant women. By providing the emotional and practical resources a woman needs, the
Sisters of Life offer hope and allow women the opportunity to respond with courage and dignity to one of
life’s most difficult moments. If someone you know is
pregnant and in need, please contact The Visitation
Mission toll free at 1-877-777-1277.
National Catholic Partnership on Disability
Excellent information and webinars about supporting
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Part 1: Poor Prenatal Diagnosis of Lethal or Non-lethal Conditions & Disability, http://www.ncpd.org/
webinars/prenatal
Elizabeth Ministry
These sensitively written booklets are available at
www.elizabethministry.com
“Prenatal Testing: A Closer Look” informs readers
about the medical, emotional, spiritual, and moral
issues involved.
“Our Unborn Baby Has a Problem” guides couples
who receive a prenatal diagnosis showing their unborn
baby has a problem.
Be Not Afraid
BNA is a non-profit organization whose mission is to
provide comprehensive, practical, and peer-based support to parents experiencing a poor prenatal diagnosis
and carrying to term.
www.benotafraid.net
Isaiah’s Promise
This organization was founded in 1996 to provide
families, who decide to carry to term after receiving a
severe or fatal prenatal diagnosis, support, information, friendship and hope.
www.isaiahspromise.net
Support for Miscarriage, Stillbirth,
or Early Infant Death
Resources available from www.elizabethministry.com
“Mourning a Miscarriage.” An 18-page booklet which
helps parents express their sorrow through prayers
and written reflections.
“Miscarriage: A Man’s Book.” A 22-page booklet written by a man who has been there.
Support for Parents with an
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“Healing Together.” For couples grieving the death of
their baby.
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How do I connect with other
Catholics of my age?
Overview
Young Adult Masses
Catholic young adults are often looking for a worship
community with peers. The Diocesan Young Adult
Mass allows for young adults to gather for worship
and fellowship/socializing with other young adults.
The Diocese of Brooklyn offers support to parishes
who wish to minister to Catholic Young Adults (ages
18-39). Using the US Bishops’ document Sons and
Daughters of Light as a reference and guide, we work to
help parishes reach young adults.
Young Adult Day of Reflection
Diocesan Offerings for Young Adults
Grilling With God
Theology on Tap
Theology on Tap is an invitation for young adults to
learn more about the Faith and to share in the Catholic community, and serves as a springboard for other
young adult initiatives.
In the Diocese of Brooklyn, we hold these events
periodically throughout the fall and spring in locations
in both Brooklyn and Queens.
The Diocese offers annual opportunities for young
adults to share in a day of reflection. These days will
allow for spiritual growth for Catholic young adults.
This is an opportunity for young adults to spend time
together in prayer and discussion. Beginning with
a Holy Hour, the event is followed by a BBQ with
a presentation from a guest speaker and ends with
Q&A sessions and discussions.
Brooklyn Catholic Youth College Night
Once each year we gather the Catholic college
students for an evening of Confession, Mass with
a bishop, keynote presentation, and fellowship.
For current information, please consult
www.meetmein.church
Adolescent Faith Formation – Youth Ministry
How does a teenager become involved, and
stay involved, in the Catholic Church?
Overview
The School of Evangelization seeks to fully form
people from all stages of life in the true faith in Jesus
Christ. We believe that with a good vision, as well as
good programming, we can reach out to the multicultural youth in grades six through twelve (ages 13-17)
of the Diocese of Brooklyn through parish programs
of effective and comprehensive youth ministry.
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The School of Evangelization, in conjunction with the
Catholic Foundation for Brooklyn and Queens, sponsors the Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative. The Initiative
was formulated in 2012 to provide parishes with financial and professional development resources to hire and
support a Youth Minister for at least their initial three
years of ministry. The professional development component includes initial and ongoing formation of the
appointed youth minister and the youth ministry team.
A parish, or groups of parishes from a Deanery, may
apply for inclusion into the Initiative by participating
in the application process. Those parishes and groups
of parishes selected for the Initiative are responsible for
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selecting team members who will attend three professional development trainings each year for three years,
other required meetings and events, as well as design
and implement Catholic youth ministry programs in
their designated parish or parishes.
Brooklyn & Queens Catholic High School
Confirmation Preparation
Saint John Paul II tells us that “Catechesis cannot
be dissociated from the Church’s pastoral and missionary activity as a whole.” As we strive to best serve
the youth in our local parishes, we look to what the
Bishops of the United States provide as guidelines for
youth ministry. Renewing the Vision: A Framework for
Catholic Youth Ministry is the bishops’ document on
Catholic youth ministry in the United States. Here
we find detailed goals, themes, and components for
effective youth ministry.
Diocesan Confirmation Retreats
The entire parish community is faced with the task
of ministering to youth. The comprehensive ministry
approach includes a variety of roles:
Youth Ministry Convocations
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ministries for youth
Youth Ministry Coordinating Team: youth and
adults who organize the programs and initiatives
Program Leaders: adults and youth who lead
specific programs and ministry strategies
Support Roles: adults and youth who provide
support for youth ministry through a variety
of roles including clerical support, hospitality,
transportation, etc.
Contact your Pastor/Administrator to get involved.
Diocesan Offerings for Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry Professional Development
Please refer to course descriptions on page 51, and go
to page 55 for registration instructions.
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative
Providing parishes and groups of parishes with a part
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Establishing proximate prep sessions and other resources for the Catholic High Schools to prepare their
candidates for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Organizing several cost-effective opportunities
for Confirmandi to have a Confirmation Retreat
experience.
High School Confirmation Programming
Working to plan the Sacrament of Confirmation for
the Catholic High School Programs.
Diocesan Youth Ministry Gatherings
Gatherings twice a year to allow our youth ministers
to come together, hear presentations about their ministry, and to obtain resources.
Catholic High School Gatherings
Meetings are held twice a year to allow our high
school chaplains, campus ministers, and religioun
chairpersons to gather to share best practices and see
the diocesan programs for high schools. A third meeting is held every Summer for professional development for these leaders to come together, hear presentations about their ministry, and to obtain resources.
College Campus Miniter Gatherings
Four times each year the College Campus Ministries
come together to share their experiences and discuss
collaborative efforts to best meet the needs of college
students in Brooklyn and Queens.
Local Offerings for Youth
Junior High School Rally
This event gathers students from the Catholic schools
or academies for a morning of retreat activities, a
keynote presentation, and Mass. These events occur
several times during the academic year.
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S eptember 2016
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To better serve the Catholic High Schools in the
Diocese of Brooklyn, we host a day specifically for the
Catholic High Schools. The day includes Mass with
a bishop, keynote presentation, praise and worship
music, Eucharistic Adoration, and fellowship.
Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day
This day is geared to engage parish youth
programs that minister to Junior High and
High School aged teens. There are separate tracks
for different age groups. The day includes Mass with
a bishop, keynote presentation, praise and worship
music, Eucharisitc Adoration, and fellowship.
Diocesan Confirmation Retreats
Several times each year retreats are offered for those in
Junior High School or High School who are preparting for Confirmation.
Holy Hour & Fellowship for Vocations
An opportunity for teens to gather in prayer, and for
Adoration, with contemporary music and fellowship.
National and International Opportunities
National Conference on Catholic
Youth Ministry
Sponsored by the National Federation for Catholic
Youth Ministry, this is the largest conference in the
country for adults who minister to and with Catholic
youth. Join thousands of your colleagues—youth and
campus ministers—for three days of inspiring keynote
presentations, challenging worshops, dynamic prayer
and worship, extensive networking, hundreds of resource exhibits, and good-hearted entertainment.
World Youth Day
World Youth Day (WYD) is a worldwide encoun-
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ter with the Pope which is typically celebrated every
three years in a different country. We work with the
pilgrimage office to plan and organize the Diocesan
group for WYD. As part of the preparations, there
are formation events geared toward engaing with the
pilgrims to build relationships and prepare them for
their WYD experience.
Continuing the Journey
Continuing the Journey is a weeked-long adult
conference for all those who minister to and work
with youth—Catechists, Youth Ministers, Volunteers,
Priests, Consecrated Persons, and Campus Ministers.
Steubenville NYC
Steubenville NYC takes place on the campus of St.
John’s University in Queens, New York. The 105-acre
campus offers a traditional university environment
in the world’s most dynamic city. The event hopes
to strengthen and inspire teens and youth groups
in their collective journeys to Christ. Evangelistic in
nature, this conference is both a great “introduction” to
the Gospel message for new or younger teens, while
offering deep and moving experiences of prayer and
fellowship for youth group regulars.
National Catholic Youth Conference
The National Catholic Youth Conference is an
exciting, biennial three-day experience of prayer,
community, and empowerment for Catholic teens and
their adult chaperones. The schedule includes keynote
presentations and concurrent workshops addressing a
wide variety of topics. There are also opportunities for
Liturgy, Reconciliation, prayer and worship, recreation, concerts, exhibits, and an interactive thematic
park. NCYC is open to high school age young people.
Most participants are Catholic. Many are leaders in
their local parishes, schools, and/or diocese, though
many are just beginning to connect with their faith.
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Catholic Youth Organization – CYO
Overview
The Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) is a Parish,
Church, and Community-based organization in
the Diocese of Brooklyn. It consists of a cooperative union of an Administrative Staff, Operational
Volunteers, Pastors, Parish Athletic Representatives,
Athletic Directors, Coaches, and Parents with the
common purpose of promoting and maintaining the
mission and philosophical goals of the CYO.
Mission and Values
The Catholic Youth Organization serves the
youth of the Diocese of Brooklyn by helping young
people to be more Christ-like in the way they live.
The young person is the main focus, not the athletic
activity. Through sports and other programs, the
CYO seeks to form a well-rounded individual who
will be prepared to live in society with honor, dignity,
and Christian values promoting Church, Family, and
Community.
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Cheerleading
A number of CYO parishes have cheerleading
programs for girls. These programs are invited to
perform at our year end Diocesan Championships.
Basketball Pre-Season Tournament
CYO Basketball, working together with Catholic
High Schools in the diocese, hosts a Pre-Season
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Basketball Tournament for boys and girls in grades
7 and 8. The tournament is held during a two week
period at the end of September and early October.
Christmas Holiday Tournaments
CYO offers Christmas Holiday Tournament opportunities for Basketball and Volleyball. These special
tournaments are held in December at local Catholic
Schools in our diocese.
CYO Coaches Workshops
CYO holds annual coaches workshops and clinics
focusing on the coach being a Youth Minister: Youth
Minister Through Athletics. When sports are rooted
in the mission and values of your parish, the coach
becomes a youth ministry leader who is ministering
to young people on behalf of the faith community.
Once a coach accepts the responsibility to coach in the
Catholic Youth Organization, they accept the responsibility to maintain a standard for excellence.
Community Outreach
CYO works with local professional teams and venues
offering the youth of our diocese many wonderful
opportunities such as playing at Madison Square
Garden and The Barclays Center, and participating in
special programs at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field.
CYO teams with the Coaches vs. Cancer Foundation
and Team First to assist the youth in our diocese.
CYO Hall of Fame
The CYO Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who
have made significant contributions to the Catholic
Youth organization in the Diocese of Brooklyn as a
player, coach, clergy, coordinator, official, parish representative, athletic director, or other member of the
community whose accomplishments and actions have
brought life to the mission, philosophy, and values of
the Diocese of Brooklyn CYO. The Annual CYO
Hall of Fame Mass, Dinner, and Induction Ceremony
is held in May.
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S eptember 2016
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A ugust 2017 Contact Information:
Catholic Youth Organization
of the Diocese of Brooklyn
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway
Douglaston, NY 11362
Tel.: 718.281.9548
Fax. 718.281.9557
www.cyodob.org
Children’s Catechesis
How can my child be educated
in the Catholic Faith?
Overview
The uniqueness of the Church is reflected in the
uniqueness of each local parish. Mindful of this
diversity and in light of local needs, and following
Diocesan guidelines, each parish develops a religious
education program.
Education and formation in the Faith is not only in
preparation for the Sacraments; it is ongoing. Children and teens participate in Catholic education and
formation from at least kindergarten through grade
twelve. Every grade level is important as it builds
on a child’s or teen’s previous knowledge and experience. Following Confirmation, it is essential that the
newly-confirmed continue to learn more about our
Faith and participate in programs of youth ministry
that include components of academic learning as well
as spiritual growth opportunities. Attendance at Mass
on Sundays and Holy Days, as well as regular reception of the Sacraments, is a priority in the life of all
Catholics.
It is a long-standing diocesan policy that all children
must receive at least two full years of catechesis,
including academic instruction in the Faith, before
they are permitted to receive First Penance and First
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Eucharist. Preparation for Confirmation begins immediately following the reception of First Eucharist.
Reception of Confirmation is in grade eight. However, we know that the faith formation of our children
involves more than academic instruction. Each child
must be gradually formed into the full image of the
Lord Jesus by developing a mature life of prayer,
culminating in full, conscious, and active participation with the parish community at Sunday Eucharist.
Since such participation is usually not possible without the cooperation of their parents and guardians,
faith formation must also involve every child’s family,
school/academy community, and the entire parish
community in prayer, witness, and celebration.
Parishes provide opportunities for parents to actively participate in four to six sessions before a child
receives First Penance, First Eucharist, and Confirmation. These proximate preparation sessions begin
or end with Sunday (Saturday Vigil) Mass and are
meant to bring together families from the parish to
explore certain themes. For specifics, please contact
your local parish.
As a family of families, the parish remains the ideal
home for Catholic families to join together, not only at
the spiritual birth of their children at Baptism, but also
to be nourished by the Eucharist each Sunday. It is our
diocesan policy that each family’s home parish remains
the privileged place for celebrating a child’s First Penance, First Eucharist, and Confirmation. These norms
reflect this policy by directing families to celebrate the
Sacraments of First Penance, First Eucharist, and Confirmation in the parish where they usually celebrate
their Catholic Faith every Sunday.
Special Needs Religious Education
Every child encounters Christ in a different way.
Some children have special needs that can be addressed on the parish level. Currently, the School of
Evangelization is collaborating with various parish
leaders to enhance special needs religious education
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If there is no special needs religious education program in your parish, please call 718.281.9544.
How to find a parish program of Religious Education
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S eptember 2016
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Apostolic Movements and New Ecclesial Communities
Present in the Diocese of Brooklyn
Apostolate for Family Consecration
The Apostolate for Family Consecration is an international
lay movement founded in 1975. It is focused on helping
families of the Apostolate and of other movements to learn
the Catholic faith more deeply, live it more profoundly and
share it more actively. This is done by using multi-media
resources and methods modeled after Saint John Paul II’s
“Catechesis of the New Evangelization” and his Eucharistic, Marian and family-centered spirituality. The Apostolate specifically serves parishes through its “Be Not Afraid
Family Hours” which draw families together weekly for an
hour of formation, prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
and fellowship. It also establishes “Lay Ecclesial Teams”
whose members meet regularly for formation and support,
perform apostolic and evangelization service for the parish,
and provide formation resources to other movements.
These ministries are supported by the Apostolate’s extensive formation video library, which includes commentaries
by Francis Cardinal Arinze on Ecclesia de Eucharistia,
the Sacrament of Redemption and the Constitution on
the Sacred Liturgy; the 24 hour Family land Television
Network which is available on satellite and cable; Catholic
Family land Camp and Conference Center in Ohio; and
the Consecration in Truth Catechetical Series for schools
and parishes. The Apostolate for Family Consecration operates in North America, Latin America, Asia, Europe and
Africa, with its largest center based in Bloomingdale, Ohio.
Contact information:
Mr. & Mrs. William Keck
516- 984-0952 [email protected]
www.familyland.org
Ms. Jessica Thomas
[email protected]
Ms. Carmen Fisher
[email protected]
Ms. Susan Gasis
[email protected]
Charismatic Renewal
English, Spanish, Philipino, Haitian, Indian and Korean
The Charismatic Renewal is a personal experience of the
presence and power of the Holy Spirit, who brings alive in
new ways the graces of our baptism. The Holy Spirit not
only sets on fire all that we have already received, but comes
again in power to equip us with His gifts for service and
mission. The Charismatic Renewal is present in our diocese
in six languages: English, Spanish, Tagalog, Haitian, Indian
and Korean. Each group language has a Diocesan Coordinating Committee. We have over 280 Prayer Groups in the
Diocese. The Renewal also has a Diocesan Youth Committee with a total of 15 Youth Groups, as well as many Prayer
Groups which have a Youth Ministry. Every Prayer Group
has a Leader and a Steering Committee. All of these meet
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every month for prayer and leadership formation. There is
also a yearly three-day Retreat for the “servants” as well as
a yearly Leaders’ Retreat. Every Prayer Group is encouraged to host a Life in the Spirit Seminar in the eight weeks
after Easter. The Escuela de Evangelizacion St. Juan Pablo
II: the Hispanic Charismatic Renewal in the Brooklyn
Diocese has a team trained in the program of the “Kekako” movement - kerygma, charism and community. These
independent schools - founded in Guadalajara, Mexico and
Santiago, Dominican Republic - offer a series of weekend
courses more than 24 on every aspect of Catholic life and
evangelization. The courses follow a participative dynamic
developed in the school for maximum participation. The
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“Escuela” will come into any parish that invites them to
offer a basic cycle of three courses and then explore future
development with the parish.
La Renovación Carismática es una experiencia personal de
la presencia y el poder del Espíritu Santo, que reaviva en
nuevas formas a las gracias de nuestro bautismo. El Espíritu Santo no sólo enciende en el fuego de su poder todo lo
que ya hemos recibido, sino que viene de nuevo con poder
para equiparnos con sus dones para el servicio y la misión.
La Renovación Carismática está presente en nuestra diócesis en seis idiomas: inglés, español, creole, tagalo, indian
y coreano. Cada uno de estos grupos étnicos tiene un Comité Coordinador Diocesano. Contamos con más de 280
grupos de oración en la diócesis. La renovación también
cuenta con un Comité de la Juventud Diocesana con un
total de 15 grupos de jóvenes, así como muchos grupos
de oración que tienen ministerio de jóvenes. Cada grupo
de oración tiene un comité coordinador y un líder. Todos
estos grupos se reúnen una vez al mes para orar y recibir
formación de líderes. Todos los años se organiza un retiro
anual de tres días para los “servidores”, así como retiro para
los líderes. Se anima a cada grupo de oración a que después
de la Pascua organice un Seminario de Vida en Espíritu, el
cual dura ocho semanas. La Escuela de Evangelización San
Communion and Liberation
The Fraternity of Communion and Liberation is an ecclesial movement whose purpose is the education to Christian maturity of its adherents and collaboration in the
mission of the Church in all the spheres of contemporary
life. It began in Italy in 1954 when Fr. Luigi Giussani established a Christian presence in Berchet High School in
Milan with a group called Gioventù Studentesca (Student
Youth), GS for short. The current name of the movement,
Communion and Liberation (CL), appeared for the first
time in 1969. It synthesizes the conviction that the Chris-
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Juan Pablo II: la Renovación Carismática Hispana en la
Diócesis de Brooklyn cuenta con un equipo capacitado en
el programa del movimiento “Kekako” - kerigma, carisma
y comunidad. Estas escuelas independientes - fundadas
en Guadalajara, México y Santiago, República Dominicana - ofrecen una serie de cursos de fin de semana - más de
24 - en todos los aspectos de la vida y de la evangelización
católica. Los cursos siguen una dinámica participativa
desarrollada en la escuela para la máxima participación.
La “Escuela” vendrá en cualquier parroquia que les invita
a ofrecer un ciclo básico de tres cursos y luego explorar el
desarrollo futuro de la parroquia.
Contact Information:
Rev. Msgr. Joseph Malagreca (English, Spanish and Haitian)
Holy Cross Church
718- 469-5900
718- 469-5901 Fax
[email protected]
Mr. Butch & Mrs. Antoinette Nunez (Filipino)
93-43 230th Street
Queens Village, NY 11428
Ms. Josephine Cachia (English)
718-332-3589
Fax: 718377-4102
[email protected]
Mrs. Teresa Rosero (Spanish)
718-591-3431
917-834-7107
718-937-6005 x216
[email protected]
tian event, lived in communion, is the foundation of the
authentic liberation of man. Communion and Liberation
is today present in about seventy countries throughout
the world. There is no type of membership card, but only
the free participation of persons. The basic instrument for
the formation of adherents is a weekly catechesis called
“School of Community.”
Contact Information:
Mr. Kenneth Genuard
917-576-1178
[email protected] Mr. Christopher Vath
[email protected]
www.Clonline.us
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The CSCV was founded in Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic 32 years ago by the Servant of God Fr. Emiliano
Tardif M.S.C., Deacon Evaristo Guzman and Mrs. Maria
Armenteros Malla. Living in today’s world, the members
of the CSCV are to establish a charismatic and evangelistic community, not necessarily cohabitating under the
same premises, under the supervision of the Diocesan
Bishop. Each member of the CSCV has been called by
our Lord Jesus Christ to live three fundamental vocations:
1. A contemplative life (Personal and communal prayer,
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament), 2. An evangelized
life. (To live his baptismal call to proclaim the good news
of Jesus), 3. A transformation (To grow in holiness).
Faithful to its Charisma, the spirit of its founders and the
constitutions, the CSCV will always seek to be inspired
and guided by the Holy Spirit, allowing Him be the soul
and principal agent of all its actions in order to grow in
unity and love amongst its members. The Ministry of
Evangelization is carry on through the following events:
a) Weekend Healing Retreats for Men and Women as
well as Couples, b) Evangelization School, Fr. Emiliano
Tardif M.S.C. (Courses for spiritual growth), c) Spiritual
help through prayers of intercession, counseling, telephone
line assistance, d) weekly grupo de oración on Wednesday
mornings and asamblea de oración every Thursday night,
e) youth group every Friday night and youth weekend
retreats, f ) daily adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, g)
monthly 40 hours of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
and h) Evangelistic events such as congresses, one day
retreat, afternoons for children and families. Each person
that comes to our House of Prayer is welcomed and offered the spiritual help they need.
La CSCV fue fundada en Santo Domingo, República
Dominicana hace 32 años por el Siervo de Dios Rev.
Emiliano Tardif M.S.C., Diácono Evaristo Guzmán y la
señora María Armenteros Malla. Viviendo en el mundo de
hoy, los miembros de la CSCV están llamados a establecer una comunidad carismática y de evangelización, no
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necesariamente cohabitando en las mismas instalaciones,
bajo la supervisión del Obispo Diocesano. Cada miembro
de la CSCV ha sido llamado por nuestro Señor Jesucristo,
a vivir tres vocaciones fundamentales: 1. Una vida contemplativa (oración personal y comunitaria, la adoración
del Santísimo Sacramento), 2. Una vida de evangelización.
(Para vivir su llamado bautismal de proclamar las buenas
nuevas de Jesús), 3. Una transformación. (Para crecer en
santidad). Fiel a su carisma, el espíritu de sus fundadores y las constituciones, la CSCV siempre tratara de ser
inspirada y guiada por el Espíritu Santo, permitiéndole a
Él que sea el alma y artífice principal de todas sus acciones
con el fin de crecer en unidad y amor entre sus miembros.
El Ministerio de Evangelización lo lleva a cabo a través de
los siguientes eventos: a) retiros de sanación interior de fin
de semana para hombres y mujeres, así como parejas, b)
Escuela de Evangelización Padre Emiliano Tardif M.S.C.
(Cursos para el crecimiento espiritual), c) ayuda espiritual
a través de oraciones de intercesión, el asesoramiento,
la asistencia de la línea telefónica, d) grupo de oración
todos los miércoles por la mañana y asamblea de oración
cada jueves por la noche, e) del grupo de jóvenes todos
los viernes noche y retiros de fin de semana para jóvenes,
f ) la adoración al Santísimo Sacramento, g) 40 horas de
adoración mensual al Santísimo Sacramento y h) eventos
de evangelización tales como congresos, retiros de un día,
actividades para los niños y las familias. Cada persona que
visita nuestra Casa de Oración es bienvenida y se le ofrece
la ayuda espiritual que necesitan.
Contact Information:
Casa de la Anunciación, CSCV
207 Hendrix Street
Brooklyn, NY 11207
718-647-1017
718-647-0517 (prayer line)
[email protected]
Senor Rafael Espinal
Director
646-408-3357
[email protected]
Deacon Jorge Gonzalez
Spiritual Director
718-281-9575
[email protected]
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Comunidad Hermanos Unidos en Cristo
La Comunidad Hermanos Unidos en Cristo: nació con
la finalidad de evangelizar y ayudar a las personas más
necesitadas. Fue fundada por el Señor Félix Rodríguez
el 17 de Septiembre del 2007. De ella se desprenden las
diferentes agrupaciones que componen la misma, las cuales
son: Grupo de Oración Carismática Cenáculo María
Modelo de Fe: el cual se reúne en la parroquia de Santísima Trinidad, en Brooklyn los lunes de 7:00 pm a 9:00 pm;
Grupo de Oración Hermanos Unidos en Cristo: Es un
grupo de oración de la Renovación Católica Carismática
el cual se reúne cada miércoles en la parroquia de Todos
los Santos; Grupo de Oración Jóvenes Unidos con Jesús
y María se reúnen todos los viernes en la parroquia de
Todos los Santos; Comité Altagraciano el cual junto con
la parroquia de Todos los Santos celebra en grande el día
de la bienaventurada virgen María con la advocación de la
Virgen de la Altagracia. Apostolados: Visitar los hogares es
uno de los ministerios que más satisfacción nos da ejercer
en la comunidad. Es en los hogares donde podemos palpar
más frecuentemente la necesidad que tiene el hombre
de Dios. Hay tantos hogares destruidos por las drogas,
el alcohol, la violencia doméstica, etc. Es nuestra misión
llevarle esperanza a tantas almas que han perdido ya toda
esperanza. Cadena de Oración con el fin de interceder por
cada una de las personas que solicitan oración, cada día
se unen más y más personas a esta cadena de oración con
el propósito de ver la gloria de Dios. Hasta el momento
contamos con más 200 personas que están en constante
oración por todas las intenciones que tenemos. Los 2000
Ave María los segundos sábados de cada mes orando por
los hogares pidiendo la paz de Cristo nuestro señor junto a
la Virgen María Reina de la Evangelización. La Adoración
al Santísimo Sacramento, todos los sábados iniciando a
las 9 de la mañana y finalizando a las 9 de la mañana del
domingo, estamos ante el Santísimo Sacramento alabando
y adorando al y dando gracias por todo su amor y misericordia. Cenáculos, además de los apostolados, también
hemos trabajado fuertemente con los hogares. María
Gutiérrez en conjunto con la comunidad HUEC ha tenido
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En estos Cenáculos se comparte la palabra de Dios y el
rezo del Santo Rosario pidiendo por las familias. La Fundación Hermanos Unidos en Cristo: es una institución no
gubernamental, sin fines de lucro que trabaja con los más
necesitados especialmente en la Republica Dominicana.
La Fundación HUEC ha trabajado fuertemente en las
distintas misiones que tenemos ubicadas en la República
Dominica y New York. La Comunidad Terapéutica Hermanos Unidos en Cristo: es el primer programa de drogadictos interno en la Republica Dominicana que trabaja
con la fe católica. Dicho programa inicio el 2 de febrero
del 2011, con 6 jóvenes, de los cuales 3 son nativos de San
José de las Matas y 3 de Santiago. Se empezó a implementar de manera ambulatoria, pero al ver la necesidad de las
personas con este tipo de problema, decidimos habilitar
un hogar donde permanecieran internos por dos años
dándoles psicoterapia, formación espiritual. En la Actualidad ya tenemos un lugar con capacidad para 50 personas,
aunque en estos momentos contamos con solo 15 internos.
En la cuidad de New York estamos trabajando de forma
ambulatoria los martes en Brooklyn en la parroquia de
Todos los Santos 115 Throop Ave y los miércoles en Manhattan en la iglesia la Anunciación en el 88 Convent Ave.
La Revista Despertando con Jesús: esta revista es publicada con la finalidad de evangelizar a nuestros miembros y
asociados en los Estados Unidos y República Dominicana,
además, con los fondos económicos que se recaudan con
la venta de esta revista apoyamos el sostenimiento de
nuestra Comunidad Terapéutica. La revista contiene las
lecturas diarias de la misa, la vida de los santos, reflexiones,
oraciones ayudando así con la formación catequética y
finalmente los testimonios de lo que Dios ha realizado
entre nuestros servidores. La Emisora Jesús Y María FM a
través de la cual se continúa con la misión evangelizadora
a través de la radio.
Contact Information:
Comunidad Hermanos Unidos en Cristo
37 Autumn Ave. Brooklyn NY 11208
347-272-7969
Mr. Felix Rodriguez, [email protected]
Website: www.comunidadhuec.org
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A ugust 2017 Contemplative Outreach
Contemplative Outreach is a spiritual network of individuals and small faith communities committed to living
the contemplative dimension of the Gospel in everyday
life through the practice of Centering Prayer. The contemplative dimension of the Gospel manifests itself in an ever-deepening union with the living Christ and the practical
caring for others that flows from that relationship. Our
purpose is to share the method of Centering Prayer and
its immediate conceptual background. We also encourage
the practice of Lectio Divina, particularly its movement
into Contemplative Prayer, which a regular and established
practice of Centering Prayer facilitates. We identify with
the Christian Contemplative Heritage. While we are
formed by our respective denominations, we are united
Cursillo Movement (Spanish)
The Cursillo Movement is a positive instrument for the
renewal of our communities and the church as a whole.
The Cursillo’s main goal is to Evangelize and form Christian communities through each person who lives a Cursillo
weekend. The Cursillo three day weekend primarily
concentrates and focuses on the person of Jesus and His
teachings. We also have talks regarding about our goals,
Faith, Study, Action, Grace, Lay Leadership and the
Sacraments. We have a section for reconciliation. During
the Cursillo we encounter Jesus, who knows us and loves
us. We realize that we are called to be part of the task to
evangelize our families and communities. We receive an
understanding of what true Christian values are and we
realize that without God in our lives we can do nothing.
The understanding of True Christian values awakens in us
a desire to actively participate and serve in the Church and
in our communities. We learn that we all have gifts and
functions which need to be developed so that they can be
used for the benefit and glory of God through Church and
communities. When we live a Cursillo we can honestly
say that our lives change completely for the better. We
become better persons, husbands, wives, parents, sons, and
daughters, leaders in our Church and communities and
better citizens. We have an active participation in all of the
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in our common search for God and the experience of the
living Christ through Centering Prayer. We affirm our solidarity with the contemplative dimension of other religions
and sacred traditions, with the needs and rights of the
whole human family, and with all creation.
Contact information:
Fr. Carl Arico
Contemplative Outreach, LTD.
International Office
973-838-3384
201-637-2248
Fr. Robert Cheeseman
St. Aplhonsus Formation Center
718-321-1096
973- 492-5795 (fax)
[email protected]
www.contemplativeoutreach.org
ministries of the Church. The Cursillo awakens the desire
of the participants to serve in all Parochial activities.
El Movimiento de Cursillos de Cristiandad es un instrumento positivo para la renovación de nuestras comunidades y la iglesia en su conjunto. El principal objetivo del
Cursillo es evangelizar y formar comunidades cristianas
a través de las personas que viven el fin de semana de
Cursillo. El fin de semana del Cursillo dura tres días y
se concentra principalmente en la persona de Jesús y sus
enseñanzas. Además, se dan enseñanzas sobre nuestros
objetivos a decir: la fe, el estudio, la acción, la gracia, el liderazgo laico y los sacramentos. Tenemos una sección para
la reconciliación. Durante el Cursillo nos encontramos con
un Jesús que nos conoce y nos ama. Nos damos cuenta de
que todos estamos llamados a ser parte de la tarea evangelizadora de nuestras familias y comunidades. Comprendemos mejor lo que son los verdaderos valores cristianos
y nos damos cuenta de que sin Dios en nuestra vida no
podemos hacer nada. El poder comprender mejor los
verdaderos valores cristianos despierta en nosotros el deseo
de participar activamente y servir en la Iglesia y en nuestras
comunidades. Reconocemos que todos tenemos dones
y ministerios necesitan desarrollarse con el fin de que
puedan ser utilizados para la gloria de Dios y beneficio de
la iglesia y las comunidades. Cuando vivimos un Cursillo
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honestamente podemos decir que nuestras vidas cambian
por completo. Nos convertimos en mejores personas, esposos, esposas, padres, hijos, hijas, líderes de nuestra iglesia
y de las comunidades y mejores ciudadanos y tenemos
una participación más activa en todos los ministerios de la
Iglesia. El Cursillo despierta el deseo de los participantes
de servir en todas las actividades parroquiales.
Contact information:
Divine Mercy Apostolate
with confident trust in Him. The apostolate is present in
Most Precious Blood and St. Patrick parishes in Brooklyn
and at Our Lady of Mercy parish in Forrest Hills. There
are others that continue to offer periodically Divine Mercy
Cenacles and days of reflection on Divine Mercy.
The Divine Mercy Apostolate started in the Brooklyn
Diocese to answer our Lord’s call through St. Faustina to
bring anew the riches of His unfathomable mercy. The
Apostolate sees itself not so much as spreading a devotion, important as that is, but even more so as a means of
evangelization. Aware that many people no longer practice
their faith because they feel they are unworthy of God due
to past sins and mistakes, the apostolate seeks to reassure
all people that every sin is forgiven if we return to the Lord
Familia Misionera Apóstoles de la Palabra
El movimiento Eclesial “Apóstoles de la Palabra” fue fundado por el Pbro. Flaviano Amatulli Valente, sacerdote italiano en la Diócesis de San Andrés Tuxtla Veracruz en el país
de México. El 02 de julio de 1978. Desde allí se difundió el
movimiento a diferentes diócesis del país mexicano. Tal vez
nunca como ahora en la historia de la Iglesia son actuales
aquellas palabras de Cristo: «La cosecha es abundante y
los obreros son pocos» (Lc 10,2). Apóstoles de la Palabra
representa una respuesta más al anhelo de Cristo de que
aumenten los «obreros del Evangelio». Los Apóstoles de
la Palabra tiene como objetivo general y supremo reunir
en una sola familia a todas las categorías de fieles, para
ayudarles a vivir con mayor eficacia y plenitud su vocación
cristiana en un espíritu eminentemente misionero.
Rev. Msgr. Perfecto Vazquez
Deacon Manuel Barahona
718-784-2123718-526-3369
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mr. Ramón Aracena
347-400-2058
[email protected]
Contact information:
Fr. John Maduri
Most Precious Blood
718-372-8022
[email protected]
Fe Católica; e) fundar y atender centros de evangelización,
centros de formación cristiana para laicos, centros de misiones y librerías.
El movimiento esta divide en tres ramas:
1. Fraternidad
2. Instituto
3. Movimiento eclesial, el cual tiene las siguientes
divisiones:
a. Misioneros Voluntarios.
b. Promotores y defensores de la fe.
c. Grupos de música, los misioneros de los enfermos y pastoral bíblica.
Sus objetivos concretos son los siguientes: a) dar a conocer la Palabra de Dios por todos los medios posibles; b)
favorecer entre la juventud la práctica de un año de servicio
apostólico a la Iglesia; c) crear y aplicar un sistema misionero popular; d) impulsar la Promoción y Defensa de la
Apostle of the Word was founded on July 2nd, 1978 in
the Diocesis of San Andrés Tuxtla Veracruz, México by
our Founder Father Flaviano Amatulli Valente, FMAP as
an Ecclesial movement. It is an international missionary
community at the service of the Catholic Church, whose
purpose is to deliver the Word of God through all means
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all baptized and promote the defense of the Catholic Faith.
The Movement is divided into three branches:
1. Fraternity
2. Institute
3. Ecclesial Movement: Consists of the followings
departments:
a. Volunteer missionary.
b. Promoters and defenders of the faith.
Our Mission: To be at the service of the Catholic Church
in the mission of the evangelization, promoting the practice of a temporary service to the Catholic Church, abundantly using the Bible to strengthen the Catholic faith.
Contact information:
Padre Lazaro Nuñez
Holy Innocents Parish
279 East 17th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11226
[email protected]
website: www.apostolesdelapalabra.org
Mrs. María del Carmen Cortes,
[email protected]
c. Music groups, Missionaries of the sick and
d. Biblical pastoral are others departments.
Focolare Movement
Chiara Lubich, 23, together with a small group of friends,
realized that God is the only ideal worth living for and as a
result they focused their lives on the Gospel. Many others
followed. Their goal became one of striving towards the
fulfillment of Jesus’ prayer to the Father: “May they all be
one” ( JN17:21). A spirituality of unity came to life and
gave rise to a movement of spiritual and social renewal.
In 1962 the Movement was approved by St. John XXIII.
Since 1961, the Focolare Movement has been present
in the United States. The Work of Mary seeks to give a
contribution to the fulfillment of Jesus’ last prayer to the
Father, “May they all be one” ( Jn 17:21) with the aim to
bring unity among all Christians and to work for universal
brotherhood. The Focolare Spirituality or the Spirituality
of Communion, as John Paul II described it, is focused on
a gospel-based love which, when put into practice revives
individuals and communities bringing a new spirit to every
expression of life. Focolare Members become familiar
with the word of God, put it into practice and share their
experiences on living the Gospel. This communion fosters
a deeper union with God and unity with others. It is
this unity that builds the Christian community whose life
overflows into active participation in all aspects of Parish
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life and beyond to the larger human family. Throughout
the years fruitful dialogues have opened up in the Catholic
world, among individuals, groups, movements and associations, to contribute to the strengthening of unity; among
Christians of different churches in order to work together
towards full communion; among believers of different
religions to foster universal fraternity; and with people
of good will with no religious affiliation to work together
to safeguard human values such as freedom, respect for
human rights, solidarity and peace. Our movement serves
all members of society. The Focolare spirituality is having
an impact on family life, the youth world and all areas of
ecclesial and secular life. The Focolare is open to all.
Contact information:
Regional Coordinator for NY-NJ Regional Coordinator for NY-NJ
(Men)(Women)
Mr. Flavio Pedroni
Maria Teresa Fronza
212- 388-9498
718-828-1969
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.focolare.us / www.focolare.org
Maria Linda “lin” Ruiz
Representative Local Community
347 526 5125
[email protected]
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Hearts Home, USA
In answer to our world’s widespread cry of loneliness and
despair, Heart’s Home strives to foster and spread a culture
of compassion; a culture based on, and ignited by, genuine
friendship, heartfelt compassion, and the life-changing
power of beauty. Heart’s Home was founded in 1990 by
Father Thierry de Roucy, who envisioned Heart’s Home
as a presence of warmth and consolation to humanity as
Mary was to her son Jesus at the foot of the Cross. The
Heart’s Home centers are welcoming community houses
run by full time volunteers who have chosen to answer
God’s call by dedicating at least 14 months of their lives
to service of the poor or/and by permanent members,
priests or sisters. Together, they have a strong community life, prayer life and strive to build friendships to all
those they encounter, by visiting them on a regular basis
and welcoming them at the house. They strive to build a
culture of compassion in all level of society. It started as a
volunteer program and developed quickly into an ecclesial movement that was officially approved by the Roman
Catholic Church in 2000 through Estanislao Esteban
Cardinal Karlic, Archbishop of Parana (in Argentina) as a
Private Association of the Faithful. Each Heart’s Home is
animated by a community of 4 to 8 young adults immersed in an underprivileged area, sharing an intense life
of prayer (liturgy of the hours, daily Mass, daily adoration,
daily rosary) and a ministry of compassionate friendship
with the most suffering and isolated individuals in their
neighborhoods. In addition to building individual friend-
Hermandad de Emaús
Somos una hermandad de hombres y mujeres, laicos
comprometidos, profesantes de la católica, que después de
un encuentro personal con Jesús, por medio a un retiro
de Emaús, hemos tomado la firme decisión de seguir a
Cristo, dando testimonio de vida con nuestras familias,
sirviendo a la Iglesia y a la Comunidad. También somos
una hermandad de crecimiento espiritual, profundización
en la fe, la oración y el conocimiento de Dios. El objetivo
principal de los retiros de Emaús es, atraer personas que
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ships, Heart’s Home also facilitates the gathering of people
from all walks of life for national or religious celebrations,
in hope of breaking the walls of isolation and fostering
within the community a sense of solidarity, increased faith
and belonging. Desiring to embody the presence of Mary
at the foot of Her Son’s cross, Heart’s Home missionaries
strive to be a presence of compassion, mercy and consolation, a refuge of love and tenderness, hospitality and
warmth. This presence may also entail aiding those in need
with day-to-day services such as shopping and cooking,
providing links to appropriate resources such as welfare
and rehabilitation centers, and bringing the Holy Eucharist
to the sick and homebound. Since 1990 more than 1,400
volunteers from 38 nationalities have become part of this
radical adventure with God leading them to a new country, a new heart and a new gaze. From their missionary
experience new branches were born. The Heart’s Home
Center at 108 St Edwards Street in Brooklyn, is one of the
Movement’s 46 centers and two villages spread throughout
the world.
Contact information:
Father Paul Abnel
Responsible of the Heart’s Home in Brooklyn
718-522-2121
[email protected]
Sister Regine Fohrer
Recruitment Director
718-522-2121
[email protected]
Ms. Natalia Fassano
Communication Director
718-522-2121
[email protected]
de esta forma, facilitar el camino de la reconciliación con
Cristo. Profesamos un Jesucristo vivo que por medio a
estos retiros, resucita en nuestros corazones. Leer LUCAS
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Contact Information:
Hermandad de Emaús Brooklyn
Rev. Luis F. Laverde, Director Espiritual
Parróquia Santa Rita
275 Shepherd Ave. Brooklyn, NY, 11208
[email protected]
Coordinador de Hombres:
Mr. Domingo Reyes
Contacto: 347-574-7734
[email protected]
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Mr. Rafael Candelario 917-440-9140 [email protected]
A ugust 2017 Coordinadora de Mujeres:
Mrs. Guillermina Reyes
718-415-4525
[email protected]
Jornada Movement
As an Ecclesial Movement of the Diocese of Brooklyn,
the Movimiento de Jornadas de Vida Cristiana, provides a
community for young men and women to journey into a
personal relationship with Jesus Christ, to mature in their
knowledge of Him, and renew their love for Him. Living
one’s Jornada, the central retreat of the movement, along
with their post-Jornada formation, provides the youth with
the necessary tools to discern and accept Christ’s call, to
be His disciple and become an instrument in bringing His
presence to others; namely to evangelize youth by means
of other youth. We endeavor to serve the youth through
prayer (especially the celebration of the Eucharist), study,
service and social activities. We commit ourselves to the
maturing of the spirit, mind and body of our youth so that
they may become faithful, loving, and generous members
of the Church.
Sub-coordinador: Mrs. Belkis Herrera
917-620-6822
[email protected]
Él, y renovar su amor por Él. El joven al vivir el retiro de
la Jornada, punto central del movimiento, junto con su
formación post-Jornada, le proporciona las herramientas
necesarias para discernir y aceptar la llamada de Cristo a
ser su discípulo y convertirse en un instrumento para llevar
Su presencia a los demás; es decir, para evangelizar a los
jóvenes por medio de otros jóvenes. Nos esforzamos por
servir a la juventud a través de la oración (especialmente
la celebración de la Eucaristía), el estudio, el servicio y las
actividades sociales. Nos comprometemos a alcanzar la
madurez del espíritu, la mente y el cuerpo de nuestros
jóvenes a fin de que puedan llegar a ser fieles, amorosos y
generosos miembros de la Iglesia.
Contact Information:
Como un Movimiento Eclesial de la Diócesis de Brooklyn,
el Movimiento de Jornadas de Vida Cristiana, le ofrece
una comunidad en la cual a hombres y mujeres jóvenes
puedan vivir una jornada que les lleve a una relación
personal con Jesucristo, a madurar en el conocimiento de
Spiritual Director
Rev. James Kuroly Saint Rose of Lima
130 Beach 84th St.
Rockaway Beach, NY 11693
(718) 624-5670
[email protected] Website: www.jornadista.org
Jovenes de Valor
Contact information:
We are a Catholic Youth Movement supported by the Diocese of Brooklyn aspiring to lead, educate and empower all
people of the world towards an authentic relationship with
Christ, where all the gifts of the Holy Spirit may flourish
and be used in expanding God’s kingdom here on earth.
In using all means of communication, we aim to help all
people discover the purpose for which they were made.
Mr. David Bisono
Mr. Andy Cruz
347-243-2006646-942-2736
www.jovenesdevalor.org
[email protected]
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Assistant Spiritual Director
Deacon Carlos Garcia
[email protected]
917‑642‑5461
President
Ms. Patricia Estevez
917-363-2486
Mr. Christian Fernandez
646-515-6014
[email protected]
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Koinonia St. John the Baptist
La Koinonía Juan Bautista es una comunidad evangelizadora al servicio de la Nueva Evangelización constituida
como Asociación privada de fieles, perteneciente a la Iglesia
Católica y canónicamente aprovada, que cuenta con varios
miles de miembros entre familias, consagrados, consagradas y sacerdotes. El nombre Koinonía Juan Bautista indica
las líneas que lleva la comunidad, lo que es y lo que hace:
un pueblo de amigos llamado a evangelizar con el poder
del Espíritu Santo basados en el ejemplo de Juan Bautista
que testimonió y anunció a Jesús. La Communidad nace el
1 de enero de 1979, Solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios
por iniciativa del sacerdote Rev. Ricardo Argañaraz, que,
después de una fuerte experiencia del Espíritu Santo, junto
a un pequeño núcleo, compuesto por dos hermanos y una
hermana, se retira a una localidad en la montaña perdida
en la región de Vicenza, llamada Camparmò (Italia), donde
comienza una vida dedicada a la oración, al trabajo manual
y al estudio. El carisma de la Koinonía Juan Bautista es: la
promoción de la Nueva Evangelización a través de actividades evangelizadoras y de formación de diferente naturaleza, y la constitución de comunidades. Lo que la distingue
es el primer anuncio del Evangelio, la apertura a los signos
carismáticos y una intensa vida comunitaria ejercitándose
activamente para responder a las necesidades de la Iglesia
proponiendo una Nueva Evangelización que sea nueva en
el ardor, nueva en los métodos, nueva en la expresión según
las indicaciones del Magisterio Eclesiástico. La Escula de
Evangelización a través de cursos y seminarios específicos
y de una metodología activa-participativa, ésta se propone
difundir el Evangelio por medio de la formación de evangelizadores que sepan de manera sencilla, práctica y creativa
anunciar la Buena Noticia, servir con espíritu evangélico y
vivir plenamente y con alegría la vida cristiana. La Escuela
ofrece programas formativos a diferentes niveles: formación en la vida cristiana, formación de evangelizadores y
formación de formadores de evangelizadores.
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private association of believers belonging to the Catholic
Church and is canonically approved. Among its thousands
of members are families, consecrated The name Koinonia
John the Baptist indicates the inherent characteristics of
the community: its nature and its purpose. It is a people of
friends called to evangelize in the power of the Holy Spirit,
following the example of John the Baptist, the one who
witnessed and pointed to Jesus. The community was born
on January 1st, 1979, the Solemnity of Mary Mother of
God by the initiative of the priest, Fr. Ricardo Argañaraz
who, after a powerful experience of the Holy Spirit and
together with a small group consisting of two brothers
and a sister, withdrew to a secluded, mountainous location
in Vincentino called Camparmò, to begin a life dedicated
to prayer, work and study. Koinonia John the Baptist’s
charism is the promotion of New Evangelization through
evangelization activities, various training programmes
and the formation of community. What distinguishes the
Koinonia is its primary announcement of the Gospel, its
openness to charismatic signs and its intense communitary
life. It strives to respond to the needs of the Church by
proposing a New Evangelization which is new in its ardour, new in its methods and new in its expression, according to the Magisterium of the Church. Through specific
courses and seminars and an active-participative methodology, it aims to spread the Gospel by training evangelizers
who know how to announce the Good News in a simple,
practical and creative way, serve with an evangelical spirit
and live christian life fully and with joy. The School offers
training programs at various levels: formation in Christian life, training evangelizers and forming the trainers of
evangelizers.
Contact information:
Koinonia John the Baptist
205 14th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
International website
www.koinoniagb.org
Fr. Johannes Siegert
Sister Frauke Tinat
718-406-5663917-515-4225
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A ugust 2017 LAMP Ministries
LAMP’s main objective is to work with those people
who are materially poor, and focusing on evangelization.
LAMP Ministries is a Catholic lay missionary association,
compromised of people who serve among the materially
poor, with a focus on evangelization. LAMP missionaries
may be married couples, single men and women, as well as
religious sisters and priests. People who experience a call to
become a LAMP missionary commit to being a missionary for at least one year, or preferably two years. During
this time, LAMP missionaries are provided ongoing
training and support to assist them in their work with the
materially poor including parishes and homeless shelters.
LAMP missionaries work to support and strengthen the
faith commitment of the people and parishes they serve.
As people begin to realize the extent of God’s love for
them, they begin to develop a better sense of themselves,
Lazos de Amor Mariano
Lazos de Amor Mariano es un movimiento con un carisma laical, apostólico, misionero y comprometido, fundamentado en tres pilares: La devoción a la Santa Eucaristía,
amor filial a la Santísima Virgen María y obediencia al
Santo Padre. Fue fundado el 16 de julio del año 1999, día
de la Virgen del Carmen, durante el pontificado de Juan
Pablo II, por el laico José Rodrigo Jaramillo Fernández,
en la ciudad de Medellín (Colombia) y que ahora se ha
extendido por varios países incluyendo Ecuador, Venezuela, Panamá, Uruguay, México, Perú, Brasil, España, Nueva
Zelanda, Italia, Aruba y Estados Unidos. El carisma de la
Asociación: A partir de una profunda experiencia personal con Jesucristo que lleve a una vivencia radical de los
compromisos bautismales, por la consagración total a Jesús
por María, consumirse en ardor apostólico por la salvación
de las almas. Ayudar a todos los cristianos con quienes se
entre en contacto, a vivir tan ardorosamente su Bautismo,
que los haga discípulos y misioneros de Cristo, para que
nuestros pueblos tengan vida en abundancia. Ayudar a sus
miembros en su camino de santificación personal en su
estado particular y su vocación específica de misión en el
mundo. Como discípulos y misioneros de Cristo, reavivar
el fuego de la fe, la esperanza y la caridad en los corazones
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which enables them to take responsible steps in improving their condition. LAMP missionaries carry out their
mission primarily in the urban environment of the greater
New York area. Materially poor parishes cannot afford
full salaried personnel to reach out to the people in the
community through home visits, working with youth,
adult religious education, Scripture sharing groups, etc. LAMP missionaries may perform these or any other types
of service depending on the needs of the particular parish
and the talents and desires of the LAMP missionary.
Contact information:
Drs. Tom & Lyn Scheuring
718-409-5062
Fax 718-904-0048
[email protected]
www.lampministries.org
de los hombres, a través del anuncio kerigmático que
les lleve a una auténtica conversión de vida conforme al
evangelio. Propagar una auténtica devoción a la Santísima
Virgen María por medio de la Consagración Total a ella
según el método de San Luis María Grignon de Montfort,
que lleve a los fieles a una unión más estrecha con Cristo en su Iglesia. En respuesta a la afirmación del Señor:
“Todo lo que hacéis a estos mis pequeños me lo hacéis
a mi” (Mt 25, 40) no solo contemplamos a Jesús a través
de los Sacramentos, la Palabra, la oración, etc., sino también a través del hermano pobre y desamparado. Nuestro
apostolado principal son los retiros espirituales. Realizamos retiros Espirituales mensuales en español y en Ingles,
para jóvenes mayores de 13 años y adultos sin límite de
edad; con una duración de 3 días, iniciando el viernes a las
7 PM y terminando el domingo a las 6:30 PM. Todos los
viernes de la semana realizamos un grupo de oración. El
grupo de oración de nuestra comunidad está enfocado para
todo tipo de público, niños, jóvenes, adultos, matrimonios,
familias enteras; iniciamos abandonándonos en los brazos
de nuestra madre a través del rezo del Santo Rosario
Meditado, luego conoceremos las historias de los grandes
héroes de nuestra iglesia: Los Santos y terminamos con
una charla con diversos y apasionados temas, seguido de la
Oración final. El Grupo de Oración son todos los viernes a
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las 7:30 P.M. en la iglesia St. Matthias localizada en: 58-15
Catalpa Ave, Ridgewood, NY 11385.
Bonds of Marian Love
Bonds of Marian Love, is a private association of the
faithful with a laical, apostolic, missionary and committed
charism, based on three fundamental pillars: the devotion
to the Holy Eucharist, a filial love to the Most Blessed
Virgin Mary and the obedience to the Holy Father. Our
Movement was founded on July 16, 1999, day of Our
Lady of Mount Carmel, during the pontificate of St. John
Paul II. Mr. Jose Rodrigo Jaramillo Fernandez started the
Movement in the city of Medellin, Colombia and it is present in Ecuador, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panamá, Uruguay,
México, Perú, Brasil, España, Nueva Zelanda, Italia, Aruba y Estados Unidos. Our charism flows from a profound
encounter with Jesus Christ, which, through the total
consecration to Jesus through Mary, provokes: radically
living in accordance with our baptismal promises, a strong
love towards Jesus in the Eucharist, and a total adhesion
to our Holy Mother Church. We desire to reach everyone,
including families, children, and young people, through an
Evangelization that is new in its ardor, new in its methods
and new in its expression, using the universal spirituality
of Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. The primary
apostolate of the Movement is leading spiritual conversion
retreats, almost monthly, for children, young people, and
dating or married couples. On Thursday nights, members
Legion of Mary
The purpose of this association of Catholics is to make its
members better Catholics and to raise the spiritual level of
the entire community through direct contact with and interest in every member and potential member of the Mystical
Body of Christ. The Legion of Mary is at the disposal of the
Bishop of the diocese and the Parish Priest for every and
any form of social service and catholic action which these
authorities may deem suitable to the legionaries and useful
for the welfare of the church. Every legionary is required to
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of the Movement and other faithful join in a moment of
adoration and reparation before Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, through the prayer of the Holy Rosary and personal
prayer. This moment of prayer occurs simultaneously in
different parishes of the cities where the Movement is
located. Its purpose is to guide souls to the recognition
and adoration of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Another day of the week, usually Wednesday, is
destined to the preparation for the total consecration to
Jesus through Mary, using the method of Saint Louis-Marie Gringnon de Montfort. This process of preparation
is open to everyone, but it starts after each retreat as a
way to follow up with the people who have attended that
retreat. Every Friday since the day that the Movement was
founded, and in every city where the Movement is, a prayer
group open to everyone is conducted. The Holy Rosary
is prayed, the life of a saint is shared, and the Word of the
Lord is preached in the light of the Magisterium of the
Church. Conversion and the pursuit of sanctity are strongly and unceasingly exhorted.
Contact Information:
Sr. Jonathan Rivas
347-761-9245
[email protected]
Website: www.lazosdeamormariano.net
in union with Mary. Annual Events and works the Movement Sponsors: ACIES- consecration to Jesus through
Mary; Annual General Reunion; An Outdoor Function;
Congress; True Devotion to Mary, Day of Recollection,
Annual weekend retreat for young adults and older adults,
Book Barrow, Pilgrim Virgin Home visitation program,
Enthronement of the Sacred Heart in the home. Knocking
on doors, Parish census, Subway Rosary; Street Contacts;
Respect for life, Abortion counseling, Bereavement, Nursing
home, hospital and jail visits, Members also work with the
Religious Education and RCIA programs, Junior legion
meetings for ages 7 to 18 train youths in apostolate.
Registration Information and Calendar on pages 55-79
S eptember 2016
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A ugust 2017 Contact Information:
Spiritual Director Rev. Christopher O’Connor
Blessed Virgin Mary Help Of Christians
718-672-4848
[email protected]
Websites: www.legionofmary.ie or www.legiondemaria.org
President
Mrs. Mary Modeste
[email protected]
Marian Catechist Apostolate
The heart of the Marian Catechist Apostolate is to fulfill
Christ’s directive to proclaim the Gospel to all nations, so
that in knowing God, all might love Him; that in loving
Him, all might serve Him; that in serving Him, all souls
might be saved. To this end, the purpose of the Marian
Catechist Apostolate is twofold: 1) To cultivate love of the
Holy Eucharist, devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, and
unswerving loyalty to the Holy Father and the Magisterium (the teaching authority) of the Catholic Church,
2) To prepare members to share the gift of Christ’s truth
and love, as found in its fullness in the teachings and
practice of the Catholic Church, through the Apostolate of Catechesis. Enthronement of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus book .The mission of the Apostolate is to form
and nurture catechists for the teaching and sharing of the
Catholic Faith. Marian Catechists must be heroic souls
whose spiritual and doctrinal formation equips them for
active participation in the new evangelization of America.
Understanding that the foundation of all true and effective
catechesis is a vibrant spiritual life, the spiritual formation
Movimiento de Evangelización
y Orientación Familiar
The “Movimiento de Evangelización y Orientación
Familiar” (M.E.O.F.) is an Apostolic and Independent
movement looking to respond to the needs of the family
with a Catholic Guidance and Formation Program in
the Diocese of Brooklyn. It is an effective instrument of
evangelization for families in our community seeking the
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of each Marian Catechist is vitally important; our efforts
to share the Faith will be futile unless our lives attest to its
beauty and richness. We become authentic witnesses to
Our Lord Jesus Christ through a holiness of life and a life
of prayer that develops and is nurtured slowly over time. In
addition to growing in personal holiness, members of the
Apostolate are formed doctrinally by learning the Faith in
a manner that is both challenging and deeply rewarding.
Each of the four courses in our doctrinal formation is
designed for home-study, although assistance is available
from the International Office upon request. Under the
patronage of St. Padre Pio the MCA’s mission is especially
directed to family catechesis utilizing the resources of both
the Apostolate for Family Consecration and the MCA
Manual and other orthodox materials using the Montessori method of teaching. Contact Information:
Mr. Jerome Coniker [email protected]
Ms. Montserrat Friedrich
[email protected]
Mr. & Mrs. Delia and Peter Mendoza
[email protected]
unity and solidarity of the couple as the central core and
the most important unit of our society: THE FAMILY.
The M.E.O.F. provides to the pastors and their parish
communities, pastoral assistance in this specific field. The
program of formation and training takes place in bimonthly meetings on the team families through a sequence of
practical reflections on events and experiences of daily life
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objective of the meetings is to incorporate the teachings
into the family life, changing behaviors, modifying goals
and improving their way of life through a commitment
of action. This commitment is specific, honest, easy-toapply, and is freely accepted by the team and each couple,
emphasizing the importance of dialogue between spouses
and between parents and children. Within parishes, the
M.E.O.F. promotes experiences of faith, conversion, prayer,
interpersonal relationships and fraternal love, thus achieving the integration of families to the life of the Church
through their participation in parish life.
El Movimiento de Evangelización y Orientación Familiar
(M.E.O.F.) es un Movimiento Apostólico e Independiente
que quiere hacerse presente ante las necesidades de la familia con un programa de Orientación y Formación Católico
en la Diócesis de Brooklyn. Es un instrumento efectivo
de evangelización para las familias de nuestra comunidad
que busca la unidad y la solidaridad de la pareja como eje
central del núcleo más importante y valioso de nuestra
sociedad: LA FAMILIA. El M.E.O.F. ofrece a los párrocos
y a sus comunidades parroquiales una ayuda pastoral en
este campo específico. El programa de estudio y formación
se desarrolla en reuniones quincenales de los pequeños
Conjuntos de Familias (Equipos), por medio de una
secuencia de reflexiones prácticas sobre acontecimientos y
Movimiento Juan XXIII
El Movimiento Juan XXIII es una asociación internacional, de fieles, constituida de acuerdo a los cánones del
Derecho Canónico de la Iglesia Católica, e inspirada en los
principios que emanaron del Concilio Vaticano II. Nace
en Puerto Rico, en la Diócesis de Arecibo, creada bajo el
pontificado del Papa Juan XXIII, para ser “un movimiento
de evangelización” y trabajar principalmente por aquellos
alejados de la Iglesia y marginados, también, de la sociedad.
El Movimiento Juan XXIII no trabaja para sí, busca ser
fermento y servir como una plataforma de lanzamiento;
trabaja hacia fuera. Un movimiento que desde sus orígenes
sale en busca de los olvidados y de los marginados, de los
más alejados, de aquellos que por su problemática viven
en le anonimato de la vida pensando que el Evangelio no
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experiencias de la vida real que son analizadas a la luz de la
Palabra de Dios. El objetivo principal de las reuniones es
incorporar las enseñanzas en la vida matrimonial cotidiana para cambiar su manera de ser, pensar y vivir a través
de un compromiso de acción. Este compromiso, consiste
en una aplicación concreta, sincera y fácil de cumplir, que
es libremente aceptada por el equipo y cada matrimonio,
destacando la importancia del diálogo especialmente entre
esposos y entre padres e hijos. Dentro de las parroquias, el
M.E.O.F. promueve experiencias de fe, conversión, oración,
relaciones interpersonales y amor fraternal, logrando así la
integración de las familias a la vida de la iglesia a través de
su participación en la vida parroquial.
Contact information:
Mr. Manuel y Mrs. Susana Medina
718-851-4733
917-328-9174/718-909-0157 (alternates)
Fax: 1646-786-3048
[email protected]
[email protected]
Mr. Jorge y Mrs. Elsa Camacho
917-836-0050/917-543-7612 (alternates)
[email protected]
[email protected]
puede ser predicado para ellos y necesitan que alguien
los encuentre y les anuncie a Jesucristo: para ellos es el
Movimiento Juan XXIII. En el cumplimiento de esta
Misión, el Movimiento Juan XXIII tiene una mística
propia, un carisma, un don que el Señor le ha confiado,
una espiritualidad de auténtico servicio, enmarcada en el
Amor, la Entrega y el Sacrificio y expresada en esta opción
de vida: “Con Cristo Todo, Sin Cristo Nada”. Para alcanzar
sus objetivos, el Movimiento Juan XXIII, en fidelidad
al Evangelio, a la Tradición y al Magisterio de la Iglesia,
emplea medios y recursos propios: 1. Retiros de evangelización de tres días preparados en todos sus aspectos
para que las personas mediten y mejoren sus vidas. Se
utilizan recursos: teológicos (doctrina), sobrenaturales
(sacramentos, oración, acción de la Gracia y sacrificio),
psicológicos (testimonios personales y otros), pedagógicos
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A ugust 2017 (metodología aplicada para que el mensaje llegue bien a los
destinatarios). 2. Seguimiento que comienza con la clausura del retiro y su finalidad es acoger, acompañar y formar al
retirista nuevo, desarrollando su vida cristiana. 3. Triduo
de oración, anualmente, en el fin de semana más cercano al
11 de octubre, fiesta de San Juan XXIII. 4. Misiones con
predicaciones públicas, abiertas a la comunidad, utilizando
conferencias bíblicas, mensajes kerigmáticos y testimonios
personales. 5. El Movimiento Juan XXIII mantendrá su
campo apostólico dentro de los límites diocesanos para los
cuales ha recibido la correspondiente aprobación. Si fuera
solicitada una misión en otra diócesis, primero obtendrá
la aprobación necesaria del Ordinario del lugar. Objetivos
Generales: 1. Llamar a la conversión a las personas que
están alejadas o al margen de la Iglesia. Crear un clima
pastoral para que las acciones organizadas logren que los
llamados cambien su conducta de vida y hagan una opción
por Jesucristo. 2. Fomentar la máxima formación integral
de sus miembros mediante la oración, los sacramentos,
los estudios catequéticos y teológicos y el apostolado
individual y en equipo, como un camino de conversión
hacia la común vocación a la santidad. 3. Procurar que los
miembros del movimiento vivan su compromiso bautismal
sembrando en todos y en cada uno de ellos que es Iglesia,
motivando la participación de su realidad y necesidades
con una total entrega de servicio en comunión con la
Iglesia local y sus Pastores. 4. Procurar la participación
del Movimiento Juan XXIII en las actividades y pastoral
diocesana en coordinación con el Ordinario del lugar y
sus representantes. Objetivos Específicos: 1. Celebrar
retiros de tres días, con los temas, dinámicas y prácticas
devocionales que se han escogido y han sido practicadas
desde los inicios hasta el presente. 2. Organizar retiros de
seguimiento, propios del Movimiento Juan XXIII, para las
personas que han participado en la primera experiencia.
3. Organizar la reunión semanal a nivel diocesano para
fomentar la formación integral de sus dirigentes y miembros que aspiran a trabajar en los retiros. 4. Organizar la
reunión semanal a nivel parroquial o inter-parroquial para
fomentar la formación integral de sus miembros y procurar
su participación en las actividades de sus respectivas parroquias, manteniendo la vinculación de los miembros entre sí
y con el movimiento.
Neocatechumenal Way
recover the faith of a great number of people who have
abandoned it.
(a post-baptismal catechumenate)
Today, the process of secularization has led many people
to abandon the faith and the Church. Therefore, it has
become necessary to open, as in the Primitive Church, an
itinerary of formation to Christianity for both those near
the Church and those who have gone away. The Neocatechumenal Way is not a movement. It is a post-baptismal
catechumenate that can help the parishes to provide a
place, within the parish structure, where people can begin
to rediscover the significance of being a Christian. It is
an instrument at the service of the Bishop and pastors to
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Contact Information:
St. Joseph Patron Parish
Mrs. Rosa Rosas
85 Suydam Street, 646-345-6860
Brooklyn NY 11221
[email protected]
Website: www.juanxxiiiestadosunidos.com
Contact information:
Msgr. Renato Grasselli
Rector c/o Redemptoris Mater Seminary
201-232-4484
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Nelson & Mrs. Ana Maria Guerrero
718-305-4120
917-754-2351
email: [email protected]
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Pax Christi
Rooted in Gospel nonviolence and Catholic Social Teaching, Pax Christi Metro New York (PCMNY) educates and
advocates for peace and social justice locally and globally
through prayer, study, and action. PCMNY is a regional
chapter of the international Catholic peace movement that
was founded in 1945 in France as a prayer pilgrimage for
reconciliation between France and Germany at the end
of World War II. In time, it spread throughout Europe
and to the other continents. It was Pope Pius XII who
first referred to Pax Christi as the international Catholic
peace movement. PCMNY is one of nearly 20 regions of
PCUSA. Our geographic area extends throughout the
Archdiocese of New York and the Diocese of Brooklyn.
While most of our members are not affiliated with any local group, we do have several active local groups in parishes,
colleges, and high schools. Each of these groups may choose
its own focus, for example Israel/Palestine, immigration, or
Pro Sanctity Movement
Pro Sanctity is an Ecclesial Movement founded in Italy
in 1947 by Father Guglielmo Giaquinta (later the Bishop
of Tivoli) as a way to counteract the chaos and confusion
that World War II had caused in the life of many people,
especially the young. The mission of the Pro Sanctity
Movement, “for holiness,” is to promote the “universal call
to holiness” and offer people the means to respond to this
call in daily life. Its work of evangelization tries to make
this call known, loved and lived. Working for the spiritual
formation of God’s people, the Pro Sanctity Movement,
present in many countries, seeks to address the mind with
theology, the heart with spirituality, and the hands with
ministry. To achieve this, the Movement develops spiritual
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the environment. In addition, the groups may work together and with other peace and justice organizations on shared
concerns. PCMNY is probably best known around the
metropolitan area for its annual Good Friday Way of the
Cross across Manhattan in which about 500 people commemorate the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus in
the lives of people today. We publish a newsletter, Kerux,
three times a year and interim updates at Kerux Live! both
at our website, and we have a sizable e-mail action alert network, a Facebook page, and a fledgling Twitter account. We
also provide weekly Sunday bulletin reflections via e-mail
and seasonal reflections at our website.
Contact information:
Fr. Nelson Belizario
718-367-1251 [email protected]
Rosemarie Pace
212-420-0250 (w)
212-420-1628 (fax)
718-446-5535 (h)
[email protected]
and social programs to help ordinary people of all ages to
understand and deepen their commitment to God, help
them respond to His call to holiness and become witnesses
and apostles of holiness. The Pro Sanctity Movement is
open to all. Three major events are celebrated each year by
the universal Pro Sanctity Family: Day of Universal Sanctification on or around November 1st, Feast of Our Lady
of Trust celebrated the Sunday before Ash Wednesday,
and Founder’s Day celebrated on or around June 15.
Contact information:
Msgr. Steven Aguggia
Rev. John Costello
Local Spiritual Advisor
Pro Sanctity Movement
St Margaret Parish 718-649-0324
718-326-1883718-357-3671
[email protected]
[email protected]
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S eptember 2016
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A ugust 2017 Rosary for Life
Contact information:
The Mission of Rosary For Life is to promote reverence
and respect for all human life, especially the life of the
unborn, through prayerful invocation of Mary the Mother
of God and our Mother, utilizing the following guideline:
Members pledge to pray the traditional 15 decades of the
Rosary once a week, on a specific day and at the scheduled
time chosen by the member at the time of commitment.
Mrs. Wyn Powers
718- 377-6920
718- 377-6973 Fax
[email protected]
www.rosaryforlife.info
www.rosaryforlifeinc.org St. Paul’s Cursillo &
Christian Awakening Programs
ing of self, others and God. The Christian Awakening is a
peer run program in which the basics of Catholic Christianity are presented through talks, small groups and
discussions. The program runs from Thursday evening to
Sunday afternoon. It is an excellent opportunity to explore
one’s spirituality, and helps to develop leadership potential.
The Men’s and Women’s Cursillo weekends (English
speaking) are a method of spiritual renewal to support &
inform Christian expression of self, others & God. The
Men’s Cursillo is for single & married men over the age
of 25, and the Women’s Cursillo is for single & married
women over the age of 25. The aim of the weekend is to
help men & women develop personally & spiritually so
they may create a better living environment through the
living out of their Catholic Christianity. The Young Adult
Christian Awakening is a method of spiritual renewal to
support & inform Christian expression of self, others &
God for single men and women, ages 18-25. The aim of
the weekend is to help young adults develop personally &
spiritually so they may create a better living environment
through the living out of their Catholic Christianity. The
Christian Awakening program is designed to help Juniors
and Seniors in high school come to a deeper understand-
Worldwide Marriage Encounter
At its core, Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s (WWME)
message is simple: “Love one another as I have loved you.”
Our efforts to make this vision a reality include offering
very practical concepts and tools that can assist married
couples, priests and religious live Jesus’ commandment
to love one another; to live in healthy and life-giving
relationships. We in the WWME movement have seen
ourselves as part of the evangelizing mission of our Catholic Church. Through our weekend, we bring to couples
a renewed awareness of the power of their sacramental
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Mr. Louis Pepe
646-773-4028
[email protected]
Contact Information
Young Adult Christian Awakening Program
Mr. Thomas Leavens
212-512-5740
917-885-4423
[email protected]
Mrs. Beth and Mr. Jim Barker
Men and Women English Cursillo Program
[email protected]
631-831-6074
[email protected]
631-774-1305
631-874-4021
call and to our priests a renewed awareness of the spousal
relationship with the People of God that is to be lived out
in the sacrament of Holy Orders. On every weekend, we
bring a message of hope and promise to all who are committed to living the values of relationship in their lives. The
Marriage Encounter weekend is a positive and personal
experience for a couple. It offers them a technique of loving
communication that they can use for the rest of their lives.
It’s an opportunity to look deeply into their relationship
with each other and with God. It is a time to share their
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Marriage Encounter’s Mission of Renewal in the Church
and change in the world is to assist couples and priests to
live fully intimate and responsible relationships by providing them with a Catholic “experience” and ongoing community support for such a lifestyle. A Marriage Encounter
emphasizes communication between husband and wife
through a weekend experience. It gives couples the opportunity to look deeply into their relationship with each other and with God, resulting in a deeper love, understanding
and closeness like they have never shared before.
Youth 2000
our love and adoration is the absolute heart and center of
Youth 2000. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available
throughout the weekend. The highlight of the weekend for
many is a deeply moving Eucharistic healing service. From
start to finish, the festival is interwoven with lively and
inspiring hymns of praise and peaceful meditation songs.
The power of the Eucharist is able to change the lives of
young people, draw them close to the hearts of Jesus and
Mary and strengthen them in their Catholic faith.
Youth 2000 began in Europe in 1990 in response to the
call of Pope John Paul II at World Youth Day in Compostella, Spain in 1989 for a decade of evangelization of
youth leading up to the coming of the next millennium.
The Purpose of Youth 2000 is three-fold:
1. To bring young people to a personal encounter with
Jesus in the Eucharist
2. To foster love for the Blessed Virgin Mary especially
by praying the Rosary and
3. To root young people deeply in the fullness of truth
and life found in the Catholic Church.
Jesus in the Eucharist offered to the Father as a living
sacrifice at Mass and remaining among us as the object of
Contact information:
Mr. Ricard and Pinky Arteca
Area leaders for Brooklyn and Queens
347-808-0210 Home
917-376-9370 R-cell
352-860-3322 P-cell
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contact information:
Fr. Harold Brock, CFR Ms. Angela Scannapieco
718-349-1157646-502-1208
718- 349- 1558
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.youth2000.org/about_y2k
www.youth2000.org/about_y2k/
Other Groups
The Catholic Teachers Association
If you are a Catholic who teaches or serves as an administrator in a public school of New York City, please consider
joining this association.
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Develops effective intercommunication with the
Bishop and organizations of the Diocese and with all
others having similar purposes and objectives.
Informs the general public in matters affecting the
welfare of the children and youth in the schools, of
teachers and parents or of the Church and society as
a whole.
Monitors and reacts to policies and issues regarding
moral and spiritual values affecting the welfare of
children.
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Church as they relate to education.
Contact information:
Catholic Teachers Association
191 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Telephone: 718-852-6565
Email: [email protected]
The Jesuit Collaborative
Contact information:
The Jesuit Collaborative is a nonprofit organization that
helps people grow closer to God through prayer and retreats in the tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of
the Society of Jesus. The Collaborative fosters collaboration between lay and religious men and women and offers
a variety of innovative retreats and programs in diverse
formats and settings to meet people where they are in their
spiritual lives.
Telephone: 617-424-0266
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jesuitcollaborative.org
Facebook: JesuitCollaborative
Twitter @JesuitCollab
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts
For information about Scouting for boys and girls, contact the following:
Catholic Committee on Scouting
Rev. Thomas Vassalotti
Chaplain--Brooklyn
Divine Mercy Parish
219 Conselyea Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Tel: (718) 387-0256
[email protected]
Catholic Committee on Scouting
Paul Stanton
Chairman
2 Hinckley Place, Apt. 1L
Brooklyn, NY 11218
www.ccosbq.org
Email: [email protected]
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Greater NY Council of Girls Scouts
212-645-4000
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Living and Leading by Faith
Catechist and Catechetical Leader Formation Program
The Living and Leading by Faith Catechist and
Catechetical Leader Faith Formation Program provides
Catholic faith formation for those who teach or administer in parish programs of religious education or
Catholic schools and academies.
Explore the website at wwwbqonlineformation.org
and read the Living and Leading by Faith Catechist and
Catechetical Leader Program Formation Manual located
in the resource tab.
Diocesan Policy
Every Principal, Assistant Principal, and
Teacher in a Catholic Elementary School/
Academy and every Director/Coordinator/
Administrator of Religious Education/
Formation program and Diocesan or Parish
Catechist is expected to fulfill the requirements
of Catholic Faith Formation according to the
approved Living and Leading by Faith Catechist
and Catechetical Leader Faith Formation Program
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.
Each school/academy/parish has a local Living and
Leading by Faith Administrator who meets annually
with each catechist and catechetical leader. The local
Living and Leading by Faith Administrator may be
your School/Academy Principal, Director of Faith
Formation, Coordinator of Religious Education,
School/Academy Religion Coordinator, or other
local Living and Leading by Faith coordinator.
Every catechist and catechetical leader must meet
annually with the local LLF Administrator in order
to complete a Plan of Action regarding your faith
formation.
Collaboratively create your Plan of Action for the
year and give a copy of your Plan to your local LLF
administrator for your file.
Select the appropriate courses/workshops/
retreats from www.bqonlineformation.org
available in live or online options.
Once you have successfully completed your course/
workshop/retreat, keep the original copy of the
Certificate of Participation for your personal file and
give a copy of the Certificate of Participation to your
local LLF Administrator for the office file.
Classes may be offered in Spanish, Creole, Polish, and
other languages as needed.
Every catachist and catechetical leader must have an
account with My Catholic Faith Delivered. See page
55 to create an account.
The secret to being a good catechist
is to live what you preach.
Pope Benedict XVI speaking to
the bishops of Costa Rica
Course Descriptions
by Component
LLF Initial Formation Courses
* indicates required courses for this component
Introduction for Catechists *
5 hrs No Fee
Catechists who are new to parish/school/academy
programs will begin their catechist formation program with their parish/school/academy catechetical leader by participating in a five module program
that includes the following:
1. About the Catechist
2. About the Learner
3. The Bible and the Catechist
4. Spirituality of the Catechist
5. The Ministry of Catechesis
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10 hrs $25.00
From the Early Church onwards, there has always
been a need to clarify and affirm what the Catholic Church truly believes as a united whole. The
Apostle’s Creed and the Nicene Creed both were
developed in order to affirm the unity of Christ’s
people and bring others to God in truth. This
course is important because it reminds catechists
not only of the core teachings of the faith, but also
why specific teachings are maintained in the One,
Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.
Available online
Available online in Spanish
Morality*
10 hrs $25.00
In this ten hour course, learners will explore some
of the important principles and themes of Catholic morality such as constant conversion, the call
to holiness, free will, grace, stewardship, and
the formation of conscience. Attention will also
be given to what is sometimes called “morality in
action” or social morality, “option for the poor,” the
dignity of work, the rights of workers, sexuality,
health care, and end of life issues.
Available online
Available online in Spanish
Prayer *
10 hrs $25.00
All catechesis must lead to and flow from liturgy
and prayer. This ten hour course begins with a
review of various forms and types of prayer. There
will be an extensive treatment of the historical
development of the liturgy and on the various
feasts and seasons celebrated by the Church. The
significance of each and the connection between
prayer and liturgy will be explored as a means to
help both teachers and students come to know and
be closer to God.
Available online
Available online in Spanish
Sacraments*
10 hrs $25.00
This ten hour course will present an overview
of the life and the mission of the Church (the
Body of Christ) in the modern world. Special
attention will be given to the principle of
sacramentality and to understanding and
celebrating each of the seven graced encounters
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with Christ which we call the sacraments.
Available online
Available online in Spanish
Our Catholic Tradition
5 hrs $10.00
This course is designed to aide participants in
understanding the significant role that Tradition
plays within the Catholic faith and how both
Scripture and Tradition, as the deposit of faith, are
meant to bring the faithful into an ever deepening relationship with the Trinity through Christ.
As the Catechism of the Catholic Church clearly
states, “This living transmission, accomplished
in the Holy Spirit, is called Tradition, since it is
distinct from Sacred Scripture, though closely
connected to it. Through Tradition, ‘the Church,
in her doctrine, life, and worship perpetuates and
transmits to every generation all that she herself
is, all that she believes.’ ‘The sayings of the holy
Fathers are a witness to the life- giving presence of
this Tradition, showing how its riches are poured
out in the practice and life of the Church, in her
belief and her prayer.” (CCC: #78)
Introduction to the Bible
5 hrs $10.00
This course is designed to bring learners into a
deeper appreciation for the word of God. Important ideas will be discussed such as why certain
books of the bible are approved while others are
not, as well as how and why the bible is organized
the way it is. This course should not only bring
learners to appreciate the bible but also give them
a deeper inclination to read and seek God through
both the old and new testaments.
Multi-cultural Catechesis
5 hrs $10.00
Just as all races, ethnicities, and cultures in the
world are represented in the population of the
United States, so too do they find a home within
the Catholic Church. Each group brings its own
language, history, customs, rituals, and traditions
“for building up the body of Christ” (Eph 4:12).
Since persons can only achieve their full humanity
by means of culture, the Catholic Church in the
United States embraces the rich cultural pluralism
of all the faithful, encourages the distinctive identity of each cultural group, and urges mutual enrichment. At the same time, the Catholic Church
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promotes unity of faith within the multicultural
diversity of the people. (NDC 11C 1) Excerpt taken from Embracing the Multicultural Face of God:
Cultural Diversity and Catholic Identity, Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, USCCB:
Washington, D.C., 2010.
Catechetical Methods I
5 hrs $10.00
Teaching and learning are part of the same process.
The one who teaches inevitably learns and the one
who learns, in turn teaches. The process of religious education involves the same elements as that
of secular education; added to this process, however, is the dimension of evangelization. Religious
educators have a unique opportunity and a special
gift to transmit the faith to others. As catechists,
the way in which you communicate matters of
faith to others will often be as important as the
content you communicate. Respect for culture,
experience, and sensitivities of each student are of
special importance in catechesis.
“Religion” In Religious Education 5 hrs $5.00
This course is designed to aid catechists in understanding core principles of “religion” both as a
term in general as well as how to present and teach
religion within different courseroom levels in light
of the Catholic Faith with sufficient understanding
of other religions’ stances. The goal of this course
is to aide catechists in being able to properly
present religion to others as well as establish
guidelines for comparison of different religions so
that catechists may be better fit to answer students
whole-heartedly and within the faith.
Vocation Awareness I
5 hrs $10.00
This course is designed to bring learners into
a deeper appreciation for their own and others
vocations. God calls everyone to service in one
form or another and it is up to the children of God
to properly discern their calling and to help others
fulfill theirs as well. Whether a person is called
to the priesthood, a brotherhood, a sisterhood,
marriage, or even as a lay consecrated each person
is called to love God and others with the gifts and
talents that they have been given. Vocations are
different ways of answering the call to God and
others by participating in a process that is a life
long dedication of service and love.
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Ongoing Formation Courses
* indicates required courses for this component
Catholic Spirituality*
10 hrs $25.00
The main idea for this course is to expose catechists to the historical, theological, and philosophical depth and beauty of Catholic spirituality.
As the conversion of others is obtained by the
personal practice and joy of the faith this course
has two main objectives: 1. To aide catechists in
understanding and becoming more spiritual and
closer to God by teaching them different spiritual
traditions and concepts, and 2. To aide catechists
with the means necessary to teach proper Catholic
spiritual practices to students eager to discover and
express their love for God and from God properly.
The Revelation of God*
10 hrs $25.00
This course is designed for learners to be able to
take the more important concepts and ideas that
are presented in the initial formation Creed course
and develop them to a more profound level. During
these ten hours, the catechist will develop a deeper
understanding of the theology of God, building
upon previous knowledge and personal faith in
light of the idea of God’s revelation. The problem of
good and evil, as well as the Mystery of the Trinity,
will be addressed to not only bring learners closer
to God and the good but also to discuss different
pedagogical methods for conveyance.
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Old Testament Studies
10 hrs $25.00
The main idea for this course is to provide learners
with a chance to deepen their overall knowledge
and passion for the Old Testament with emphasis
upon the main teachings of Catholicism and how
it incorporates Sacred Scripture as an essential
aspect of the faith. This course will focus on how
the Old Testament is broken up into different
books and sections and what the main aspects are
for each section both historically and theologically. Learners will be given an opportunity to read
and discuss different texts after each section is
explained in order to provide a deeper faith and
understanding of the Old Testament.
Available online
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10 hrs $25.00
The main idea for this course is to provide learners
with a chance to deepen their overall knowledge
and passion for the New Testament with emphasis
upon the main teachings of Catholicism and how
it incorporates Sacred Scripture as an essential
aspect of the faith. This course will focus on how
the New Testament is broken up into different
books and sections and what the main aspects are
for each section both historically and theologically. Learners will be given an opportunity to read
and discuss different texts after each section is
explained in order to provide a deeper faith and
understanding of the New Testament.
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The Three Great Monotheisms
10 hrs $25.00
The main idea for this course is to expose catechists to the historical, theological, and philosophical differences and similarities between Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam. This course will review the
main differences and similarities between the three
religions so as to clarify the Catholic faith and the
faith of others. This course reveals the historical
and scriptural continuity between these great religions in light of the theological and philosophical
basis for the belief in one God.
Lives of the Saints
10 hrs $25.00
The main idea for this course is to expose
catechists to the historical, theological, and
philosophical depth and beauty of the lives of
the Saints. Throughout the Church’s 2000 year
history many men and women have gone above
and beyond the call to love, holiness, and God.
This course is geared to expose the great heroes
and heroines of the Church and reveal them as
great models towards living our own paths towards
love of man and God. This ten hour course permits students to be both exposed to the basics of
understanding why Catholics pray with the saints,
amongst other basic topics, as well as delve deeper
into the lives of particular saints in an attempt to
see their similarities and differences to aide us on
our individual paths within the Church.
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Mariology
5 hrs $10.00
The main idea for this course is to expose catechists to the beauty of the theology and tradition
within the Catholic Church behind Mary, the
Mother of God. Particular emphasis is given to
Marian theologians, such as Pope John Paul II, in
order to expose the role, significance, and importance of Mary in light of the fundamental idea
of “Ad Jesum Per Mariam,” or “To Jesus through
Mary.” This course is designed to cover the main
theological concepts that surround the Blessed
Mother in order to instill in others a proper
devotion and respect for the “Theotokos” or
“God-Carrier.”
Catechetical Methods II
5 hrs $10.00
Catechetical Methods II is an extension course for
Catechetical Methods I. Whereas the first course
covered the very basics of teaching catechesis, both
in light of teacher and student relationship and
material, as well as the practical aspects of teaching (such as lesson plans and evaluations), this
second part goes more deeply into the Catholic
documents that specifically deal with teaching
the faith. Such documents as The General Directory for Catechesis, The National Directory
for Catechesis, The Catechism of the Catholic
Church, and relevant encyclicals and other works
such as Evangelii Nuntiandi, the works of Saint
John Paul II, and the Second Vatican Council will
be presented.
Liturgy
5 hrs $10.00
“The word ‘liturgy’ originally meant a ‘public work’
or a ‘service in the name of/on behalf of the people.’
In Christian tradition it means the participation of
the People of God in “the work of God.” Through
the liturgy Christ, our Redeemer and High Priest,
continues the work of our redemption in, with,
and through his Church. In the New Testament,
the word ‘Liturgy’ refers not only to the celebration of divine worship but also to the proclamation
of the Gospel and to active charity. In all of these
situations it is a question of the service of God and
neighbor. In a liturgical celebration the Church is
servant in the image of her Lord, [...] she shares
in Christ’s priesthood (worship), which is both
prophetic (proclamation) and kingly (service of
charity).” (CCC: 1069-70)
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Pastoral Apologetics I
5 hrs $10.00
“On January 24, 1999, Pope John Paul II issued a
“call to arms” for Catholics to aggressively confront
the challenge of Protestant evangelism. Addressing more than a million people in Mexico City,
the Holy Father urged Catholics to ignore the
seductions of ‘fallacious and novel ideologies’ and
to spread the word of the Church. [...] Vatican II
in its Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity said:
‘This sacred Synod earnestly exhorts laymen, each
according to his natural gifts and learning, to be
more diligent in doing their part to explain and
defend Christian principles (no. 6).” (Chacon, F.
and J. Burnham. Beginning Apologetics 1. San
Juan Catholic Seminars: NM, 1998.)
Ecumenism
5 hrs $10.00
This course offers participants an explanation
regarding how the Catholic Church views ecumenism and the purpose that ecumenism is meant
to fulfill for God’s people. The word ecumenical
comes from the Greek word ecumene meaning
the whole inhabited earth. It is used by Christians
to designate the universal or the whole Christian
community worldwide. Since the last century it
has been used to designate the call for the universal
unity of the Christian Church, especially overcoming the divisions between East and West, and of
the Reformation churches of the sixteenth century.
This course evaluates both the proper and improper interpretive and practical aspects of ecumenism
in order to aid participants in understanding and
respecting other religions but not by decreasing
the Truth of the Catholic faith or holding truth as
relative between all religions.
Church History
5 hrs $10.00
The main idea behind this course is to familiarize
catechists with the rich and complicated history
of the Catholic Church in order to better equip
them to teach and defend the faith. This course is
meant to help catechists develop a synthetic unity
of the historical development of the Church as it is
always going ever deeper into the truth of Christ,
with an understanding of the diverse cultures that
its development took and takes place within.
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Catholic Identity
5 hrs $10.00
“Papal interventions and Roman documents
repeatedly emphasize that certain characteristics
must be present for a school to be considered
authentically Catholic. Like the marks of the
Church proclaimed in the Creed — one, holy,
catholic, and apostolic — so, too, does the Holy
See identify the principal features of a school as
Catholic: a Catholic school should be inspired by a
supernatural vision, founded on Christian anthropology, animated by communion and community,
imbued with a Catholic world view throughout its
curriculum, and sustained by gospel witness. These
benchmarks help to answer the critical question:
Is this a Catholic school according to the mind of
the Church?” (Miller, Michael J. The Holy See’s
Teaching on Catholic Schools. Solidarity Association: Georgia, 2006.)
Parables of Mercy
5 hrs $10.00
Jesus uses Parables to illustrate God’s loving
compassion and mercy as a defining characteristic
of the Kingdom of God. This loving compassion
and mercy reaches out to embrace everyone, even
sinners and Gentiles.
Corporal Works of Mercy 10 hrs $25.00
An overview of the Corporal and Spiritual Works
of Mercy, this course will focus on the importance
of aiding the spiritual and bodily necessities of our
“neighbors” as a response to our relationship with
Jesus and God’s gift of love and mercy.
Enrichment Formation Courses
Theology of The Body
10 hrs $25.00
“The Theology of the Body presents a magnificent vision of the human person. In these talks,
Saint John Paul II has given a catechesis which is
centered on the human person, understood within
the mystery of Christ. Going back to the biblical ‘beginning’ as recorded in Genesis, the Pope
discusses the bodily dimension of human personhood, sexuality, and marriage in the light of biblical
revelation. Starting from three primordial human
experiences -original solitude, original unity, and
original nakedness- he outlines a theology of the
nuptial meaning of the body. A key theme is the
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Trinity. Within this framework, the Pope also considers the meaning of chastity for the sake of the
kingdom.” ( John Paul II. Theology of the Body:
Human Love in the Divine Plan. Boston: Pauline
Books and Media, 1997. Book Jacket.) This course
is designed to present the main ideas of Theology
of the Body to participants so that they may teach
it in turn to the youth of the diocese.
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Saint John Paul II
10 hrs $25.00
This course is designed to present the life and work
of Saint John Paul II with particular emphasis on
his philosophical and theological contributions
to the Catholic Intellectual Tradition and their
significance for contemporary Catholic education
and formation. This course presents excerpts of the
major writings of Saint John Paul II in a topical
fashion.
The Call to Holiness
10 hrs $25.00
“All Christians in any state or walk of life are
called to the fullness of Christian life and to the
perfection of charity. All are called to holiness: ‘Be
perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.’ In order
to reach this perfection the faithful should use
the strength dealt out to them by Christ’s gift, so
that ... doing the will of the Father in everything,
they may wholeheartedly devote themselves to the
glory of God and to the service of their neighbor.
Thus the holiness of the People of God will grow
in fruitful abundance, as is clearly shown in the
history of the Church through the lives of so many
saints.” (CCC: 2013) This course is dedicated
towards educating participants in ways of fulfilling
their call to holiness and helping others fulfill their
call to holiness as well.
The Gospels
5 hrs $10.00
The main idea for this course is to provide the
learner with a chance to deepen their overall
knowledge and passion for the Gospels with particular emphasis upon the four evangelists: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This course focuses
on each of the four Gospels in turn while discussing each author’s literary styles, the nature of the
synoptic Gospels, as well as coverage of particular
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texts that provide insight into both the history and
theology of Catholicism.
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Pastoral Apologetics II
5 hrs $10.00
This course is designed to take participants even
further then Apologetics I into proper knowledge
and defense of the Catholic Faith. This course will
first provide a basis for the Catholic doctrine of the
Real Presence from the Old and New Testaments,
early Church Fathers, and history. It will also provide practical ways to increase participants’ knowledge and love of Christ in the Eucharist. Next,
this course will trace the roots of atheism and the
New Age movements while providing participants’
with knowledge how to refute atheism with sound
philosophy and common sense.
Marian Spirituality
5 hrs $10.00
The main idea for this course is to expose catechists to the beauty of the spiritual tradition within
the Catholic Church behind Mary, the Mother of
God while building upon the previous Mariology
course. Particular emphasis is given to Marian
theologians, such as Blessed John Paul II, in order
to expose the spiritual role, significance, and importance of Mary in light of the fundamental idea
of “Ad Jesum Per Mariam,” or “To Jesus through
Mary.” This course is designed to go further than
the main theological concepts that surround the
Blessed Mother in order to instill in others a
proper spiritual devotion and respect for the
“Theotokos” or “God-Carrier.”
St. Paul: Defender of The Faith 5 hrs $10.00
The main idea for this course is to provide learners
with a chance to deepen their overall knowledge
and passion for Saint Paul with emphasis upon his
history, and his contributions to the teachings of
Catholicism including his role in the New Testament Canon. This course will focus on the main
aspects of the Epistles of St. Paul, both historically
and theologically. Learners will be given an opportunity to read and discuss different texts after
sections are explained in order to provide a deeper
faith and understanding of the Saint Paul.
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Ecumenical Councils and Vatican II 5 hrs $10.00
The learners will have a chance to deepen their
overall knowledge and understanding of the history of the Catholic Church through its shaping
and development in Ecumenical Councils. Learners will be exposed not only to the developments
of the Church through Vatican II, but also the
councils of Nicea I, Constantinople I, Ephesus,
Chalcedon, Constantinople II, Constantinople
III and Nicea II. What ecumenical councils are,
the important questions they addressed, and the
answers they give are all subject matter
for the course.
Pastoral Skills Workshops
Ongoing and Enrichment
Communication and Listening
Skills for Pastoral Leaders
6 hrs $10.00
This workshop will explore the process of communication, from the sender who speaks the message,
to the receiver who interprets it. Included are verbal and non-verbal aspects of communication, tips
for effective communication, empathic listening
skills—listening to understand, and receptor-oriented communication with regard to inter-cultural
communication.
Leadership as Service
6 hrs $10.00
This workshop will explore the three S’s of the
leadership challenge: Service, Style, and Situation.
It will assist learners in articulating their own
understanding of leadership and leadership style.
This exploration will be grounded in theological
reflection on our call to ministry and Jesus as
servant leader.
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The Church and Social Justice
5 hrs $10.00
“The Church’s social teaching is a rich treasure of
wisdom about building a just society and living
lives of holiness amidst the challenges of modern
society. It offers moral principles and coherent values that are badly needed in our time. In this time
of widespread violence and diminished respect for
human life and dignity in our country and around
the world, the Gospel of life and the biblical call
to justice need to be proclaimed and shared with
new clarity, urgency, and energy.” (Sharing Catholic
Social Teaching: Challenges and Directions, p. 7)
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Preparing and Leading Prayer
and Ritual in the Parish Setting
6 hrs $10.00
This workshop will help participants understand
the movements of prayer and their preferred prayer
styles, so that they may more effectively lead others
in prayer. Elements, requirements, themes and
formats including the multicultural dimensions
will be presented.
Self-Care of the Pastoral Minister 6 hrs $10.00
This workshop will help participants reflect on
their current ministry experience and how they
can take care of themselves so that they can be of
service to God’s people. Included will be input on
time-management techniques, the importance of
thinking positively and the influence of personal
perceptions.
The Organizational Leader
6 hrs $10.00
This workshop will explore leadership in the
context of facilitating effective meetings, utilizing a
group dynamic exercise to set the stage for discussing: how to run a meeting, understanding group
dynamics, and working with volunteers.
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Ongoing and Enrichment
Adult Faith Formation
10 hrs $25.00
The seminar includes an introduction to Church
documents on adult faith formation, including
Our Hearts were Burning within Us, the GDC
and NDC and Sons and Daughters of the Light.
The topics of fostering mature faith, approaches
to adult faith formation, how adults learn and the
pivotal importance of the parish are included.
Ministry of Consolation
10 hrs $25.00
This seminar covers meeting with the family of
the deceased in preparation for vigil service and
Mass of Christian Burial, preparing and leading a
vigil service, preparing for the Mass of Christian
Burial and formation of a parish team to serve in
the ministry.
Liturgical Planning
10 hrs $25.00
Using the General Instruction of the Roman
Missal as a guide, the students will develop an
understanding and appreciation for working
collaboratively in creating meaningful liturgies and
prayer services.
Youth Ministry
Ongoing/Enrichment
Basic Youth Ministry 10 hrs $25.00
This course has the objective of revealing the ideas
presented in Renewing the Vision: A Framework
for Catholic Youth Ministry. Renewing the Vision
offers a leadership system with several roles to
meet the needs of emerging leaders. The Ministry
Coordinator develops the leadership system and
coordinates the variety of people and programs
in the overall youth ministry. The Coordination
Team is usually made up of youth and adults who
plan the overall youth ministry. These leaders keep
their eye on the big picture and help to connect the
various programs and leaders into a coordinated effort. The Program Leaders carry out specific parts
of the program.
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Pastoral Care Ministry
10 hrs $25.00
The seminar will review scripture passages related
to the healing ministry of Jesus, setting boundaries
for visiting the sick and home-bound, the ritual
for bringing communion to the home-bound or to
persons in nursing homes and the stages of dying.
Social Justice Ministry
10 hrs $25.00
This seminar begins with a definition of social
justice ministry in the parish context as rooted in
scripture and the baptismal call to ministry. The
development and major themes of Catholic Social
Teaching are presented.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Encountering Christ 3 hrs $5.00
During this workshop, we will explore the practical ways by which the Pastor, RCIA coordinator,
RCIA Team members and Parish Leaders, will
assist the candidates and catechumens on their
journey to the Easter Vigil and beyond. There are
many of the RCIA process areas that need to be
enhanced, and this workshop will provide many
practical ideas and resources. It is necessary for
every RCIA coordinator and RCIA team member
to attend.
Youth Ministry II
(Consists of the following 5 courses)
Film and Media in Youth Ministry
10 hrs $25.00
2 hrs
$5.00
Film and media is an ever growing element of the
new evangelization, offering powerful tools and
mediums through which to reach out and convey
the message of the Gospels. This course elucidates
the benefits and challenges for ministry while
engaging film and media as a resource. This course
will also present and go over numerous and diverse
Catholic resources that are currently available to
potentially enhance Youth Ministries in schools
and parishes around the diocese.
Liturgy Preparation
For Youth Ministry
2 hrs
$5.00
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overview of the Catholic Church’s understanding and love for liturgy. This will be done to set
the foundations for a more specific conversation
regarding proper and improper liturgy in the eyes
of the church and how to prepare and incorporate
the youth faithful into full participation of worship
and liturgical services.
Retreats for Youth Ministry
2 hrs
$5.00
In light of our youths’ ever growing need for spiritual reflection and private personal development
towards Christ, retreats are the perfect medium
to provide such progress in their lives. Retreats are
therefore an integral part of the new evangelization
and the call to constant conversion. This course is
about conveying the nature and purpose of retreats
and addressing questions concerning how to use
retreats in youth ministry effectively to bring our
faithful youth ever closer to Jesus Christ.
Praise and Worship
in Youth Ministry
2 hrs
$5.00
As we look to engage our young Church, it is
important to know how to use various forms of
prayer to bring them into a personal encounter
with the risen Lord. This course will instruct
youth ministers how to use praise and worship
music as a form of prayer, in both liturgical and
non-liturgical settings
Best Practices in Youth Ministry
2 hrs
$5.00
Working in youth ministry, it is important to
connect those who are veterans with those who are
new to the ministry for discussions and sharing of
ideas. This course allows for the sharing of ideas to
best engage the teens of our diocese.
Youth Ministry III
10 hrs $25.00
(Consists of the following 5 courses)
Introduction to Adolescent
Psychology
2 hrs
$5.00
The main idea for this course is to present a brief
account of developmental psychology to aide
ministers in reaching out to the youth faithful as
well as to better prepare ministers to identify and
understand general differences between normal
and abnormal psychological activity in teens. This
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into psychologists, but one that is meant to aide
ministers in identifying basic issues that may need
professional attention in the youth, how to appropriately deal with minor or major psychological
outbursts professionally and lovingly, as well as to
provide basic understanding of the neurological
and cognitive functions of teenagers so ministers
can more appropriately meet their needs.
Using the Bible in Youth Ministry
2 hrs
$5.00
Within the Catholic Church’s obligation to spread
the Good News is the responsibility to bring the
Gospel to the youth of our diocese. This course is
meant to be a presentation and conversation on
how to integrate the rich and beautiful Catholic
tradition of sacred scripture into the hearts of the
young faithful in our care. This course will review
basic Catholic teaching regarding the Bible and
discuss ways to get the youth faithful to seriously
engage, read, and integrate the Bible into their personal lives. Different methods on how to achieve
this will be presented and discussed.
Preparing Teens for Confirmation
2 hrs
$5.00
In this session, we will look at the best methods on
how to ensure that the confirmation candidates are
ready to complete their initiation to the Catholic
Church. In addition, resources will be shared to
show the different available teaching aids for this
important moment in a young person’s life.
Adolescent Development
& Culture
2 hrs
$5.00
In this session, we will look at the various developmental needs and generational characteristics of
younger and older adolescents. Who are the youth
we serve? What do they value? We will explore
some of the findings of the National Study of
Youth & Religion (NSYR) as well as additional
research.
Theology of the Body for Teens
2 hrs
$5.00
“The Theology of the Body” presents a magnificent
vision of the human person. In this talk we will
investigate Saint John Paul II’s catechesis which is
centered on the human person, understood within
the mystery of Christ. Going back to the biblical ‘beginning’ as recorded in Genesis, the Pope
discusses the bodily dimension of human person-
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revelation. Starting from three primordial human
experiences –original solitude, original unity, and
original nakedness- he outlines a theology of the
nuptial meaning of the body. A key theme is the
communion of persons, a reflection of the Trinity.
The Pope also considers the meaning of chastity
Marriage, Family Life, Respect Life
Education
Ongoing/Enrichment
Gospel of Life
5 hrs $10.00
“Man is called to a fullness of life which far exceeds
the dimensions of his earthly existence, because
it consists in sharing the very life of God.” This
course offers participants an opportunity to look
at one of St. John Paul II key encyclicals, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life). This encyclical
is a “pressing appeal addressed to each and every
person, in the name of God: respect, protect, love
and serve life, every human life!” The Gospel of
Life, which is part of an inseparable from the entire
Gospel of Christ, is fundamental to the Church’s
mission to the world. This course examines the
roots of human violence. It reviews the history of
man created in the image of God. Using the encyclical as a guide, participants will address specific
actions against life such as abortion, euthanasia
and the death penalty.
Introduction to Baptism
2 hrs $5.00
This workshop offers training and resources that
can be utilized in parish baptismal preparation
programs. This workshop focuses on the Theology
of Baptism, the Rite of Baptism and models for
parents’ sessions. Individuals will have opportunity
to engage in conversation with people from other
parishes and deaneries and see what they are doing,
as well as preview a sample PowerPoint presentation participants can start using at their local
parishes.
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for the sake of the kingdom.” ( John Paul II. Theology of the Body: Human Love in the Divine Plan.
Boston: Pauline Books and Media, 1997. Book
Jacket.) This course is adapted for and designed to
present the main ideas of Theology of the Body for
ministry with teenagers.
Marriage Ministry Overview
2 hrs $5.00
This course will provide the opportunity for
married couples to acquire the necessary skills to
become Pre-Cana ministers. It will cover topics
such as Communication in Marriage, Conflict
Resolution, Morality and Decision Making, Living
the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony, Children: The
Gift of New Life and Sexual Intimacy. Participants will learn the requirements for Marriage in
our diocese, as well as a basic Wedding Liturgy
Planning. This course is open to couples already
involved in Marriage Preparation Ministry at the
diocesan or parish level, as well as married couples
recommended by their pastor for this specific
ministry.
Introduction to Natural
Family Planning
2 hrs $5.00
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is an umbrella
term for certain methods used to achieve and
avoid pregnancies. NFP reflects the dignity of the
human person within the context of marriage and
family life, promotes openness to life, and recognizes the value of the child. By respecting the love-giving and life-giving natures of marriage, NFP can
enrich the bond between husband and wife. This
course will present the myths and realities of Natural Family Planning.
Sexuality in Marriage and
Natural Family Planning
2 hrs $5.00
The course will examine the sexuality within marriage. It will go the Church’s teaching and history
of Natural Family Planning. It will examine the
Church’s views on contraception from a historical perspective, using especially Blessed Paul VI
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encyclical Humanae Vitae and St. John Paul II
Apostolic Exhortation Familiaris Consortio. This
course presents what does the Church teach about
married love and how does it relate to Natural
Family Planning.
Spirituality of the Married Couple 2 hrs $5.00
“Spirituality” is a way to live out one’s religious beliefs. A spirituality of marriage, therefore, is a way
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
Encountering Christ 3 hrs $5.00
During this workshop, we will explore the practical ways by which the Pastor, RCIA coordinator,
RCIA Team members and Parish Leaders, will
For All Catechetical Leaders
Ongoing/Enrichment
Leadership Qualities and Management
Skills in an Age of Technology
5 hrs $10.00
This course will help identify the context of rapid
technological advances in the Third Millennium.
You will explore what a Catechetical Leader needs
to know about technology. We will present five
key aspects of a competent leadership, and identify
and select ten of the most important leadership
qualities and management skills for a Catechetical
Leader.
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to help husbands and wives live out the vocation of
marriage in light of faith. This course will present
a distinctive marital spirituality that is sacramental, communitarian, and missionary. A marital
spirituality shows how couples reveal Christ, build
community, and reach out to others in love. It is a
powerful way to describe how Catholic couples live
out their vocation of married life.
assist the candidates and catechumens on their
journey to the Easter Vigil and beyond. There are
many of the RCIA process areas that need to be
enhanced, and this workshop will provide many
practical ideas and resources. It is necessary for
every RCIA coordinator and RCIA team member
to attend.
Appreciating Culture and Diversity
in Families and in Parish Life
5 hrs $10.00
In this course, we will identify what is meant by
culture. Culture defines the values, beliefs and
traditions and ways of life of a group of people in
a particular time and place. We will identify some
of the implications of diversity. Diversity is the
condition of having or being composed of differing
elements or characteristics. We will suggest ways
the Catechetical Leaders can support the evangelizing role of family life and culture.
Forming a Vision of Catechesis Through
the Lens of Evangelization
5 hrs $10.00
In this course, we will review the meaning of Evangelization and explore the relationship between
evangelization and catechesis. We will identify
some of the challenges of “changing parishes” for
pastors and their catechetical Leaders, and discern
and formulate components for a renewed model
of an evangelizing catechesis in parish life and
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This calendar is subject to change. Go to www.meetmein.church for updated information.
EVENT
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LOCATION
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative
Thursday, September 8, 2016
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
OrientationDouglaston
Session One: New or First Year
Thursday, September 8, 2016
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Catechetical Leaders
(choose one of two)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
Session One: New or First Year
Friday, September 9, 2016
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Catechetical Leaders
(choose one of two)
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Year of Mercy Youth Rally Friday, September 9, 2016
ARISE: Together in Christ
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Sign up Sunday 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
St Gerard Majella Church, Queens
To Be Announced
By Individual Parishes
Parishes
Catechetical Summit for All Pastors Monday, September 12, 2016
5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
and Directors/Coordinators with
Bishop DiMarzio
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Holy Hour
Friday, September 16, 2016
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Most Precious Blood Church,
Brooklyn
Catechetical Sunday
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Catechetical Year begins today
To Be Announced By Individual Parishes
Parishes
ARISE: Together in Christ
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Sign up Sunday To Be Announced
By Individual Parishes
Parishes
Fall Youth and Young Adult Monday, September 19, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Ministers Convocation
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Annual CYO Parish Athletic Monday, September 19, 2016
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Representative Meeting Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
SOE Intructors Meeting
Monday, September 19, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center
Douglaston
Opening Service For College Tuesday, September 27, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Campus Ministries
Cathedral Basilica of
St. James, Brooklyn
Youth Leadership Day
Saturday, October 1, 2016
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Church,
Jamaica
Annual Marriage Ministry Convocation
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative Thursday, October 6, 2016
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Monthly Meeting Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Young Adult Year of Mercy Pilgrimage of Brooklyn
Saturday, October 15, 2016
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Mass
Various Locations in Brooklyn
Theology on Tap
Monday, October 17, 2016
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Donovan’s, Queens
Catholic High School Meeting
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
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Enriching Confirmation Parish
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Leadership Team Conference
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Catholic High School Meeting
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Diocesan Office
310 Prospect Park West
Confirmation Retreat
Friday, October 21, 2016
4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Holy Hour
Friday, October, 21, 2016
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Saturday, October 22, 2016
9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Leadership Conference Theology on Tap
Monday, October 24, 2016
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Donovan’s, Queens
Special Needs Religious Education Thursday, October 27, 2016
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
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Confirmation Retreat
Friday, October 28, 2016
8:30 am – 2:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative
Saturday, October 29, 2016
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Training Session One
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Fall Brooklyn Catholic High School Rally
Friday, November 4, 2016
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Ss. Simon and Jude Church,
Brooklyn
Fall Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day
Saturday, November 5, 2016
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Ss. Simon and Jude Church,
Brooklyn
Annual Lay Ministry Fundraiser
Saturday, November 5, 2016
12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dyker Beach Golf Club, Brooklyn
Theology on Tap
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
To Be Announced
Fall Catechetical Leaders
Monday, November 14, 2016
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Update Meeting (choose one of three)
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Fall School/Academy
Monday, November 14, 2016
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Religion Coordinators Meeting Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Fall Catechetical Leaders
Monday, November 14, 2016
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Update Meeting (choose one of three)
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Fall School/Academy
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Religion Coordinators Meeting
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
Fall Catechetical Leaders
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Update Meeting (choose one of three)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
Theology on Tap
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
To Be Announced
Holy Hour
Friday, November 18, 2016
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Most Precious Blood Church,
Brooklyn
Fourth Annual Evangelization Congress Saturday, November 19, 2016
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
St. Francis Preparatory High School,
Queens
Joint Diocesan Jornada Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 23, 2016
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Mass and Celebration
Transfiguration Church,
Brooklyn
Advent Reflection
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
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Advent Reflection
Tuesday, November 29, 2016
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Advent Evening of Prayer
Tuesday, December 6, 2016
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative Tuesday, December 13, 2016
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Monthly Meeting
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Confirmation Retreat
Friday, December 16, 2016
4:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Holy Hour
Friday, December 16, 2016
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
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Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative
Saturday, January 7, 2017
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Training Session Two
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Session Two: New or First Year
Monday, January 9, 2017
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Catechetical Leaders
(choose one of two)
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Session Two: New or First Year
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Catechetical Leaders (choose one of two)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West,
Brooklyn
Winter Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day
Saturday, January 21, 2017
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
St. Margaret Church,
Queens
Special Needs Religious Education
Thursday, January 26, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Conference March for Life
Thursday, January 26 to Friday, January 27, 2017
St Brendan Church,
Brooklyn
Washington, D.C.
Winter Convocation for Youth Ministry
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Ss. Simon and Jude Church,
Brooklyn
Second Annual Men’s Conference
Saturday, February 11, 2017
10:00 am – 3:30 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Holy Hour
Friday, February 17, 2017
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Most Precious Blood Church,
Brooklyn
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, February 23, 2017
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
To Be Announced
Lay Ministry Weekend Conference
Saturday, February 25, 2017
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
St. Andrew Avellino Church
Queens
Lay Ministry Weekend Local Parish Celebration
Saturday, February 25 to
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Local Parishes
Fourth Annual Women’s Conference
Saturday, March 4, 2017
8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Rite of Election Adapted for Children
Saturday, March 4, 2017
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Cathedral-Basilica of
St. James, Brooklyn
Rite of Election for Adults
Sunday, March 5, 2017
2:00 pm and 4:30 pm
Former Bishop Ford High School,
Brooklyn
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Saturday, March 11, 2017
TIME
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
LOCATION
To Be Announced
Winter School/Academy
Monday, March 13, 2017
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Religion Coordinators Meeting
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
Winter Catechetical Leaders
Monday, March 13, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Update Meeting (choose one of three)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
Winter Catechetical Leaders
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Update Meeting (choose one of three) Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Winter School/Academy
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Religion Coordinators Meeting Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Winter Catechetical Leaders
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Update Meeting (choose one of three)
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Lenten Reflection
Thursday, March 16, 2017
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Most Precious Blood Church,
Brooklyn
Lenten Reflection
Thursday, March 16, 2017
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Most Precious Blood Church,
Brooklyn
Holy Hour
Friday, March 17, 2017
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center
Douglaston
Spring Brooklyn Catholic Youth Sunday, March 19, 2017
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
College Night
24 Hours for the Lord Vatican Event: Diocesan and Local Observances including Family Day
Religious Education Assessment Period
Year Three Group
Friday, March 24 to
Saturday, March 25
To Be Announced
Saturday, March 25
To Be Announced Locally
through Saturday, April 8, 2017
Spring Brooklyn Catholic Friday, March 31, 2017
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
High School Rally
St. Thomas Moore Chapel
at St. John’s University
To Be Announced
Year Three Parishes and
Schools/Academies
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Spring Brooklyn Catholic Youth Day
Saturday, April 1, 2017
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Eighth Annual Catechetical Gathering
Thursday, April 6, 2017
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm
St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church
Queens
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative Monthly Meeting
Thursday, April 6, 2017
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
To Be Announced
Holy Hour
Friday, April 21, 2017
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Most Precious Blood Church,
Brooklyn
Mass of the Neophytes and Candidates
with Conference
Saturday, May 6, 2017
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
To Be Announced
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
To Be Announced
Annual Diocesan Recognition Mass Thursday, May 18, 2017
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
and Commissioning Celebration
St. Nicholas of Tolentine,
Queens (tentative)
Holy Hour
Friday, May, 19, 2017
7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
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Wedding Anniversary Mass
Saturday, May 20, 2017
11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative
Saturday, May 20, 2017
8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Training Session Three Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
Catholic High School Sunday, May 21, 2017
2:30 pm -4:00 pm
Confirmation Holy Family Church,
Queens
Second Annual Diocesan Tuesday, May 23, 2017
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Religion Bee Finals
Final Round
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
CYO Hall of Fame Mass, Dinner, Friday, June 2, 2017
6:00 pm – 12:00 am
and Induction Ceremony
Immaculate Conception Center,
Douglaston
NY State (Region 2) Youth Minister Retreat Sunday, Friday, June 2 to
June 4, 2017
Catholic High School Confirmation
Sunday, June 04, 2017
11:00 am – 12:30am
To Be Announced
Cathedral- Basilica of
St. James, Brooklyn
Catholic High School Professional Development Day
Tuesday, June 13, 2017
8:30 am – 3:00 pm
To Be Announced
Catechetical Leaders Retreat
Wednesday, June 14 and
Thursday, June 15, 2017
To Be Announced
To Be Announced
Steubenville NYC Conference
Friday, July 21 to
To Be Announced
Sunday, July 23, 2017
St. John’s University,
Flushing
Pre-Cana Schedule
September 2016
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St. Joan of Arc
82-00 35 Avenue, Jackson Heights NY 11372
September 9 and 10
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
September 9 and 10
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Astoria
23-25 Newton Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
September 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
September 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
Presentation of the B.V.M.
88-19 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica NY 11432
23 y 24 de septiembre
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Remarriage Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
September 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
September 23 and 24
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
September 23 and 24
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
September 30 and October 1
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Mary Queen of Heaven
1395 East 56 Street, Brooklyn NY 11234
September 30 and October 1
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
September 30 and October 1
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
October 2016
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Tuesday Evenings
St. Elizabeth
94-20 85 Street, Ozone Park, Queens 11416
October 4, 11, 18, & 25
Tuesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Polski Przygotowawczy do Malzenstwa
Our Lady of Czestochowa – St. Casimir
183 25th Street, Brooklyn NY 11232
01 pazdziernika
Sobota : 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Wednesday Evenings
St. Sebastian
39-60 57 Street, Woodside NY 11377
October 5, 12, 16, & 26
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Tuesday Evenings
SS. Simon and Jude
185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn NY 11315
October 4, 11, 18, & 25
Tuesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Astoria
23-25 Newton Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
October 21 and 22
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
October 21 and 22
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
November 2016
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Wednesday Evenings
Resurrection – Ascension
85-18 61st Road, Rego Park, NY 11374
November 2, 9, 16, & 23
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
BROOKLYN
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Tuesday Evenings
St. Rosalia
63-01 14 Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11219
November 1, 8, 15, & 22
Tuesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
St. Joan of Arc
82-00 35 Avenue, Jackson Heights NY 11372
4 y 5 de noviembre
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
November 4 and 5
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
November 4 and 5
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
St. Finbar
138 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn NY 11214
4 y 5 de noviembre
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Remarriage Pre-Cana (English)
Mary’s Nativity
46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355
November 18 and 19
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Polski Przygotowawczy do Malzenstwa
St. Stanislaus Kostka
607 Humboldt Ave., Brooklyn NY 11211
05 listopad
Sobota : 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
November 18 and 19
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
St. Finbar
138 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn NY 11214
November 18 and 19
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
November 18 and 19
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
December 2016
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
December 2 and 3
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
December 2 and 3
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
December 9 and 10
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
December 9 and 10
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
December 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
Transfiguration
263 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211
16 y 17 de diciembre
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Polski Przygotowawczy do Malzenstwa
Holy Cross
61-21 56 Road, Maspeth NY 11378
03 grudnia
Sobota : 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
December 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
January 2017
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
January 20 and 21
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Transfiguration
263 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211
January 6 and 7
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
January 27 and 28
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
January 6 and 7
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
Presentation of the B.V.M.
88-19 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica NY 11432
27 y 28 de enero
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
January 20 and 21
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
February 2017
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Wednesday Evenings
Resurrection – Ascension 85-18 61st Road, Rego Park, NY 11374
February 1, 8, 15, 22
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
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Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
February 3 and 4
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
February 3 and 4
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
March 10 and 11
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
March 3 and 4
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
St. Anthony of Padua
135 Avenue & 128 Street South, Ozone Park, NY 11420
10 y 11 de marzo
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Remarriage Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
March 10 and 11
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Polski Przygotowawczy do Malzenstwa
Our Lady of Consolation
184 Metroplican Ave., Brooklyn NY 11211
11 marca
Sobota : 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Brooklyn
275 North 8th Street, Brooklyn NY 11211
March 17 and 18
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
March 24 and 25
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
March 31 and April 1
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
April 2017
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English) 4 Tuesday Evenings
Mary’s Nativity 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355
April 4, 11, 18, 25
Tuesday: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Tuesday Evenings
St. Rosalia
63-01 14 Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11219
April 4, 11, 18, 25
Tuesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Wednesday Evenings
St. Sebastian 39-60 57 Street, Woodside NY 11377
April 5, 12, 19, 26
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
April 7 and 8
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol) St. Joan of Arc
82-00 35 Avenue, Jackson Heights NY 11372
7 y 8 de abril
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
Transfiguration
263 Marcy Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11211
7 y 8 de abril
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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St. Elizabeth
94-20 85 Street, Ozone Park, Queens 11416
April 11, 18, 25, and May 2
Tuesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
April 21 and 22
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
April 21 and 22
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
April 28 and 29
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
April 28 and 29
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
St. Finbar
138 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn NY 11214
April 28 and 29
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
May 2017
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
May 5 and 6
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
May 5 and 6
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol) St. Joan of Arc
82-00 35 Avenue, Jackson Heights NY 11372
5 y 6 de mayo
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Polski Przygotowawczy do Malzenstwa
St. Stanislaus Kostka
607 Humboldt Ave., Brooklyn NY 11211
06 maja
Sobota : 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Remarriage Pre-Cana (English)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Astoria
23-25 Newton Avenue, Astoria NY 11102
May 5 and 6
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
May 12 and 13
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Wednesday Evenings
Resurrection – Ascension 85-18 61st Road, Rego Park, NY 11374
May 10, 17, 24, and 31
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
May 12 and 13
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
St. Finbar
138 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn NY 11214
May 12 and 13
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
St. Finbar
138 Bay 20th Street, Brooklyn NY 11214
19 y 20 de mayo
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
June 2017
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
June 2 and 3
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
June 2 and 3
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Remarriage Pre-Cana (English)
Mary’s Nativity 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355
June 2 and 3
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Tuesday Evenings
SS. Simon and Jude
185 Van Sicklen Street, Brooklyn NY 11315
June 6, 13, 20, 27
Tuesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol) – 4 martes por la tarde Mary’s Nativity 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing NY 11355
6, 13, 20, 27 de junio
Martes: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
June 9 and 10
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English) – 4 Wednesdays Evenings
Resurrection – Ascension 85-18 61st Road, Rego Park, NY 11374
June 7, 14, 21, 28
Wednesdays: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
June 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
June 9 and 10
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Brooklyn
275 North 8th Street, Brooklyn NY 11211
June 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol) St. Anthony of Padua
135 Avenue & 128 Street South, Ozone Park, NY 11420
9 y 10 de junio
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
June 9 and 10
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
June 16 and 17
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Polski Przygotowawczy do Malzenstwa
St. Frances de Chantal
1273 58th Street, Brooklyn NY 11211
17 czerwca
Sobota : 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Pre-Cana catolica (Espanol)
Presentation of the B.V.M.
88-19 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica NY 11432
16 y 17 de junio
Viernes: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Sabado: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
June 23 and 24
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
June 23 and 24
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
July 2017
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
July 7 and 8
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
July 7 and 8
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Interfaith Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
July 14 and 15
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
July 21 and 22
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Mary’s Nativity 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing, NY 11355
August 4 and 5
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
August 11 and 12
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
August 11 and 12
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Catholic Pre-Cana (English)
Diocesan Offices
310 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn NY 11215
August 25 and 26
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Remarriage Pre-Cana (English)
Immaculate Conception Center
7200 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston NY 11375
August 18 and 19
Friday: 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Foundations for Ministry in Spanish
Foundations for Ministry in Spanish
St. Teresa Parish
Ongoing or Enrichment
St. Matthew Ongoing or Enrichment
$55.00 (20 hrs)
$55.00 (20 hrs)
September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20,
November 2, 9, 16, 30, December 7
November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 15
7:15pm-9:15pm7:15pm-9:15pm
Foundations for Ministry in English
Foundations for Ministry in English
Resurrection-Ascension Parish Ongoing or Enrichment
St. Matthew Parish
Ongoing or Enrichment
$55.00 (20 hrs)
$55.00 (20 hrs)
September 21, 28, October 5, 12, 19, 26, September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20,
November 9, 16, 30, December 7
November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 15
7:15pm-9:15pm7:15pm-9:15pm
Introduction to Catechesis in English
Foundations for Ministry in Creole
5 hrs FREE Initial St. Matthew Parish
Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
$55.00 (20 hrs)
TBA
September 22, 29, October 6, 13, 20,
September 27 & October 4
November 3, 10, 17, December 1, 15
6:30pm-9:00pm7:15pm-9:15pm
Introduction to Catechesis in Spanish
Introduction to Catechesis in English
5 hrs FREE
Initial 5 hrs FREE
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Xaverian High School
TBATBA
September 27 & October 4
September 29 & October 6
6:30pm-9:00pm6:30pm-9:00pm
Introduction to Catechesis in Spanish
5 hrs FREE Xaverian High School
TBA
September 29 & October 6
6:30pm-9:00pm
October 2016
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Prayer Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy
10 hrs $25.00 Initial 10 hrs $25.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish
Ss. Simon and Jude Parish
Sr. Virginia Barry, C.S.J., M.A.
Dcn. Christopher Wagner, M.A.
October 4, 11, 18, 25
October 5, 12, 19, 26
4:00pm-6:30pm4:00pm-6:30pm
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Gospel of Life 5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Christian Rada, M.A.
October 6 & 13
7:00pm-9:30pm Morality
10 hrs $25.00 Holy Name Parish
Rev. Ray Basilious, Ph.D.
October 6, 13, 20, 27
6:00pm-8:30pm
Basic Youth Ministry Training
10 hrs $25.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Holy Child Jesus Parish
James Walters, Ph.D.
October 6, 13, 20, 27
7:00pm-9:30pm
Parables of Mercy
5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
St. Robert Bellarmine Parish
Rev. William McLaughlin, M.Div., M.A.
October 17 & 24
4:00pm-6:30pm
Enriching Confirmation Parish Leadership Team Conference
2 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
$15.00 at the door
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
October 18
7:00pm-9:00pm
El Evangelio de la Vida
5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Christian Rada, M.A.
October 20 & 27
7:00pm-9:30pm
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Leadership Team Conference
3 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
$15.00 at the door
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
October 22
9:00am-12:00pm
Special Needs Religious Education Conference
3 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
$15.00 at the door
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
October 27
6:30pm-9:00pm
CYMI Training Session 1 Overview of Youth Ministry
7 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
October 29
8:30am-4:00pm
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7 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
October 29
8:30am-4:00pm
November 2016
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BROOKLYN
Catholic Identity
Parables of Mercy
5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing 5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy
St. Mark Catholic Academy
TBA
Sr. Maryann McHugh, C.S.J., M.S.
November 10 & 17
November 9 & 16
6:30pm-9:00pm4:00pm-6:30pm
The Gospels
Self-Care of the Pastoral Minister
5 hrs $10.00 Enrichment 6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
St. Elizabeth Parish
Diocesan Office
Rev. Kevin Abels, M.Div.
Richard Hutter, M.A.
November 14 & 21
November 12
6:30pm-9:00pm9:30am-3:00pm
El Cuidado Personal del Lider Pastoral
El Cuidado Personal del Lider Pastoral
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Diocesan Office
Rudy Vargas, IV, D.Min.
Rudy Vargas, IV, D.Min.
November 19
November 12
9:30am-3:00pm9:30am-3:00pm
Self-Care of the Pastoral Minister
Catechetical Methods I
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
5 hrs $10.00 Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Blessed Sacrament Parish
Richard Hutter, M.A.
Beverly Madar, M.A.
November 19
November 15 & 22
9:30am-3:00pm4:00pm-6:30pm
Initial
Evangelization Congress
8 hrs $25.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
$35.00 at the door (materials and lunch are not guaranteed)
(St. Francis Preparatory High School
Various Speakers and Workshops
November 19
8:00am-4:00pm
Advent Reflection
2 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
November 29
4:00pm-5:30pm
Includes Dinner from 5:30pm -6:30pm
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Advent Reflection
2 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
November 29
6:30pm-8:00pm
Includes Dinner from 5:30pm -6:30pm
December 2016
Go to www.bqonlineformation.org to register.
QUEENS
BROOKLYN
Church and Social Justice Catholic Identity
5 hrs $10.00 Enrichment 5 hrs $10.00 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish
St. Anselm’s Catholic Academy
Joyce Mennona, M.A.
Bro. Robert Duffy, O.S.F., M.S.
December 5 & 12
December 1 & 15
4:00pm-6:30pm6:30pm-9:00pm
Marian Spirituality 5 hrs $10.00 Enrichment
Resurrection Ascension Parish
Dcn. Philip Franco, Ph.D.
December 7 & 14
6:30pm-9:00pm January 2017
Catechetical Methods II
5 hrs $10.00 Most Precious Blood Parish
Dcn. Christopher Wagner, M.A.
December 6 & 13
4:00pm-6:30pm
Ongoing
Ongoing
Go to www.bqonlineformation.org to register.
QUEENS
BROOKLYN
Three Great Monotheisms 10 hrs $25.00 Ongoing
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy
Sr. Virginia Barry, C.S.J., M.S.
January 4 11, 18, 25
4:00pm-6:30pm Liturgy
5 hrs $10.00 St. Mark Catholic Academy
Beverly Madar, M.A.
January 10 & 17
4:00pm-6:30pm
The Revelation of God 10 hrs $25.00 Ongoing
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy
Fran DeLuca, M.S.
January 5, 12, 19, 26
6:30pm-9:00pm Forming a Vision of Catechesis Through the Lens of Evangelization
5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Ss. Simon and Jude Parish
Christian Rada, M.A.
January 24 & 31
4:00pm-6:30pm
CYMI Training Session 2 Planning for Renewed Efforts in Youth Ministry
7 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
January 7
8:30am-4:00pm Special Needs Religious Education Conference
3 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
$15.00 at the door
St. Brendan Parish
January 26
6:30pm -9:00pm
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CYMI Training Session 2 Catechesis with Youth/
Formation in Catholic Identity
7 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
January 7
8:30am-4:00pm
Spirituality of the Married Couple
2 hrs $5.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Christian Rada, M.A.
January 25
7:00pm-9:30pm
Foundations for Ministry in English
St. Mary Magdalene Parish
Ongoing or Enrichment
20 hrs $55.00
January 24, 31, February 7, 28,
March 7, 14, 28, April 4, 25, May 2
7:15pm-9:15pm
Foundations for Ministry in English
Holy Child Jesus Parish
Ongoing or Enrichment
20 hrs $55.00
January 26, February 2, 9, March 2, 9, 23, 30,
April 6, 27, May 4
7:15pm-9:15pm
February 2017
Go to www.bqonlineformation.org to register.
QUEENS
Catechetical Methods I 5 hrs $10.00 Initial
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy
Fran DeLuca, M.S.
February 9 & 16
4:00pm-6:30pm BROOKLYN
Introduction to the Bible
5 hrs $10.00 St. Matthew
Dcn. John Cantirino, M.A.
February 6 & 13
4:00pm-6:30pm
Men’s Conference
Parables of Mercy
7 hrs $25.00
Ongoing or Enrichment
5 hrs $10.00 $35.00 at the door (materials and lunch are not guaranteed)
St. Bernadette School
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Rev. Ray Basilious, Ph.D.
February 11
February 8 & 15
8:00am-3:30pm4:00pm-6:30pm
Initial
Ongoing or Enrichment
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BROOKLYN
Women’s Conference Catholic Spirituality
7 hrs $25.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
10 hrs $25.00 $35.00 at the door (materials and lunch are not guaranteed)
St. Matthew
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Sr. Maryann McHugh, C.S.J.
March 4 March 8, 15, 22, 29
8:00am-3:00pm6:30pm-9:00pm
Ongoing
Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy 10 hrs $25.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Holy Trinity Parish
Sandra Jean, M.S. Ed., M.A.
March 6, 13, 20, 27
4:00pm-6:30pm Gospel of Life
5 hrs $10.00 Diocesan Offices
Christian Rada, M.A.
March 8 & 15
7:00pm-9:30pm
Creed
10 hrs $25.00 Initial
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy
Rev. William McLaughlin, M.Div., M.A.
March 7, 14, 21, 28
4:00pm-6:30pm Lenten Reflection
2 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Most Precious Blood Parish
March 16
4:00pm-5:30pm
Includes Dinner from 5:30pm -6:30pm
Oracion
10 hrs $25.00 Initial
St. Sebastian’s Parish
Juan Perez, M.A.
March 16, 23, 30 & April 6
6:30pm-9:00pm Lenten Reflection
2 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Most Precious Blood Parish
March 16
6:30pm-8:00pm
Includes Dinner from 5:30pm -6:30pm
El Liderazgo como Servicio
6 hrs $15.00 Diocesan Offices
Rosa Gomez, M.A.
March 18
9:30am-3:00pm
Leadership as a Service
6 hrs $15.00 Diocesan Offices
Marva Chevalier, Ph.D.
March 18
9:30am-3:00pm
El Evangelio de la Vida
5 hrs $10.00 Diocesan Offices
Christian Rada, M.A.
March 22 & 29
6:30pm-9:00pm
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Leadership as a Service 6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Marva Chevalier, Ph.D.
April 1
9:30am-3:00pm The Organizational Leader
6 hrs $15.00 Diocesan Offices
Rev. Michael Lynch, S.T.L.
April 1
9:30am-3:00pm
El Liderazgo como Servicio 6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Rosa Gomez, M.A.
April 1
9:30am-3:00pm El Liderazgo en una Organizacion
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Diocesan Offices
Rudy Vargas, IV, D.Min.
April 1
9:30am-3:00pm
Catechetical Methods II 5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing
St. Elizabeth Parish
Rev. Mark Swartzvagher
April 3 &17
4:00pm-6:30pm Marian Spirituality
5 hrs $10.00 Enrichment
Former Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Sr. Maryann McHugh, C.S.J., M.A.
April 4 & 11
6:30pm-9:00pm
Ongoing or Enrichment
Introduction to the Bible Preparando y Liderando y Rituales en la Parroquia
5 hrs $10.00 Initial 6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Holy Child Jesus
St. Edmund Preparatory High School
Eileen Goetzger, M.A. Dcn. Guillermo Gomez
April 5 & 12
April 8
6:30pm-9:00pm9:30am-3:00pm
Sadlier-LLF 8th Annual Gathering Preparing and Leading Prayer and Ritual in a Parish Setting
2 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
St. Nicholas of Tolentine TENTATIVE
St. Edmunds Prep High School
April 6
Nancy Azarro, M.A.
4:00pm-6:00pm April 8
9:30am-3:00pm
The Organizational Leader Sacraments
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
10 hrs $25.00 Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
St Anselm Catholic Academy
Sr. Angela Gannon, C.S.J, M.A.
Richard Hutter, M.A.
April 8
April 24, May 1, 8, 15
9:30am-3:00pm4:00pm-6:30pm
El Liderazgo en una Organizacion 6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Rudy Vargas, IV, D.Min.
April 8
9:30am-3:00pm Initial
Appreciating Culture and Diversity in Families and in Parish Life
5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Former Immaculate Heart of Mary School
Beverly Madar, M.A.
April 25 & May 2
6:30pm-9:00pm
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Preparando y Liderando y Rituales en la Parroquia
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Dcn. Guillermo Gomez
April 29
9:30am-3:00pm
Preparing and Leading Prayer and Ritual in a Parish Setting
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Nancy Azarro, M.A.
April 29
9:30am-3:00pm
May 2017
Go to www.bqonlineformation.org to register.
QUEENS
BROOKLYN
Ecumenism 5 hrs $10.00
Ongoing
St. Robert Bellarmine Parish
TBA
May 4 & 11
6:30pm-9:00pm Lives of the Saints
10 hrs $25.00 St. Bernadette School
Sr. Virginia Barry, C.S.J.
May 3, 10, 17, 24
4:00pm-6:30pm
Communication Skills for Pastoral Leaders 6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Sr. Mary Ann McHugh, C.S.J., M.S.
Sr. Alice Reichmeider, O.P.
May 13
9:30am-3:00pm Communication Skills for Pastoral Leaders
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Diocesan Office
Sr. Mary Ann McHugh, C.S.J., M.S.
Sr. Alice Reichmeider, O.P.
May 6
9:30am-3:00pm
Las Habilidades de Comunicacion para Lideres Pastorales 6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Rudy Vargas, IV, D.Min.
May 13
9:30am-3:00pm Las Habilidades de Comunicacion para Lideres Pastorales
6 hrs $15.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
Diocesan Office
Rudy Vargas, IV, D.Min.
May 6
9:30am-3:00pm
CYMI Training Session 3 Team Building and Volunteer Management
7 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
May 20
8:30am-4:00pm
CYMI Training Session 3 Praying with Youth/
Building Community with Youth
7 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
May 20
8:30am-4:00pm
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CYMI Training Session 3 Concluding Seminar/Planning for
Future Growth in Youth Ministry
PLEASE NOTE YOU CAN ONLY REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE
AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED WORKSHOPS #1-8
7 hrs FREE Ongoing or Enrichment
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
May 20
8:30am-4:00pm
Leadership Qualities and Management Skills in an Age of Technology
5 hrs $10.00 Ongoing or Enrichment
St. Margaret Catholic Academy
Dawn Hewitt, M.A.
May 30 & June 6
4:00pm-6:30pm
June 2017
Go to www.bqonlineformation.org to register.
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BROOKLYN
Sacramentos
10 hrs $25.00 Resurrection Ascension Parish
Juan Perez, M.A.
June 1, 8, 15, 22
6:30pm-9:00pm
July 2017
Initial
Go to www.bqonlineformation.org to register.
QUEENS
BROOKLYN
MoralityCreed
10 hrs $25.00 Initial 10 hrs $25.00 Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Diocesan Office
Dawn Hewitt, M.A.
Bro. Robert Duffy, O.S.F., M.S.
July 5 & 6
July 10 & 11
9:00am-3:00pm
BRING YOUR LUNCH
9:00am-3:00pm
Sacraments
10 hrs $25.00 Initial
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Sr. Marie Mackey, C.S.J., M.S., M.A.
July 17 & 18
9:00am-3:00pm
BRING YOUR LUNCH The Revelation of God
10 hrs $25.00 Diocesan Office
Bro. Robert Duffy, O.S.F., M.S.
July 12 & 13
9:00am-3:00pm
Catholic Spirituality 10 hrs $25.00 Ongoing
Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston
Sr. Marie Mackey, C.S.J., M.S., M.A.
July 19 & 20
9:00am-3:00pm
BRING YOUR LUNCH
Prayer
10 hrs $25.00 Diocesan Office
Bro. Robert Duffy, O.S.F., M.S.
July 24 & 25
9:00am-3:00pm
Initial
BRING YOUR LUNCH
Ongoing
BRING YOUR LUNCH
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Theodore Musco
Executive Director, School of Evangelization
Director, Office of Faith Formation
Clendy Calderon
Administrative Assistant
Office of Faith Formation and School of Evangelization
Nelsa Elías
Facilitator, Participants, Faculty & Curriculum
School of Evangelization
Christian Rada
Coordinator, Marriage, FamilyLife &
Respect Life Education
Office of Faith Formation
Joann Roa
Coordinator, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
and Catechetical Programs
Office of Faith Formation
Gerald Tortorella
Director
Pastoral Institute
Christine Georgi
Registrar
School of Evangelization
Lizbeth Ugarte
Administrative Assistant
Pastoral Institute
Krzysztof Gospodarzec
Liaison, Polish Community
Office of Faith Formation
To be Announced
Coordinator, Special Needs Religious Education
Office of Faith Formation
Martha Hernandez
Administrative Assistant
School of Evangelization
Catholic Youth Organization Staff
Rev. James Kuroly
Chaplain for Youth and Young Adult Ministry
Office of Faith Formation
Lucia Morales
Specialist, Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative
Office of Faith Formation
Paul Morisi
Coordinator, Adolescent & Young Adult
Faith Formation
Office of Faith Formation
Robert Caldera
CYO Director
Annmarie Creighton
CYO Administrative Assistant
Keith Goldberg
CYO Sports Coordinator
George Simone
Technology/Sports Coordinator
How to find a parish program of Religious Education
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A ugust 2017 Summary of Services Provided to Parishes and
Schools/Academies
Please feel free to contact us with any questions
regarding the programs and services listed.
Most services are offered in English and Spanish;
some are offered in additional languages.
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• The Seed is the Word of God Curriculum,
Standards, and Outcomes Guide
(revised March 2014)
• Religious Education Assessments for Students
in Grades Five and Eight
• Parish Religious Education Program
assessments and consultation
• Religious Education Program Strategic
Planning and Mission Statements
• Program Handbook consultation
• Confirmation Prep Program sponsored by the
National Initiative on Adolescent Catechesis
School of Evangelization and
Office of Faith Formation
Contact:
Theodore Musco
718-965-7300, ext. 5417
[email protected]
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Formation for Adults (Adult Faith Formation)
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• ARISE: Together in Christ
LEVÁNTATE: Unámonos en Cristo
• Living the Eucharist
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Catechetical Leaders
• Living and Leading by Faith Catechist
and Catechetical Leader Faith Formation
Program (LLF)
• Catechetical Leaders Professional
Development Program (CLPD)
• New Catechetical Leaders
Orientation Sessions
• MyCatholicFaithDelivered.org
Online Catechist Formation (MCFD)
• Catholic Distance University
Online Courses and Seminars (CDU)
• University of Notre Dame Satellite
Theological Education Program (STEP)
• United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB)
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Administration of Religious Education
Programs
Pastoral Institute
Contact:
Gerald Tortorella
718-965-7300, ext. 5559
[email protected]
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Formation for Lay Pastoral Leaders
• Foundations for Ministry Program
(Ten Week Course)
• Lay Ministry Program (Three Year Program)
• Pastoral Institute Parish Liaisons
• Pastoral Institute Scholarship Fund
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Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
and RCIA Adapted for Children
Contact:
Joann Roa
718-965-7300
[email protected]
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Formation for RCIA Coordinators
and Teams
Diocesan Rite of Election for Adults
and Rite of Election Adapted for Children
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• Pre-Cana classes
• Engaged Encounter Weekends
• FOCCUS© Pre-Marriage Inventory
• Natural Family Planning Workshops
• Training on the Billings Ovulation Method™
• Theology of the Body for Adults
Marriage Enrichment
• Formation for Leaders of Married Couples
• Marriage Encounter Weekends
• Marriage Enrichment Workshops
• Retreats/Workshops for couples and families
• Annual World Marriage Day
• Annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary
Celebration
Marriage Support
• Retrouvaille weekends for troubled marriages
• Beginning Experience weekends for
separated, divorced and widows/widowers
• Referrals to Marriage and Family
Counselors/Therapists
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Initiative for Grades Five through Eight
Infant Baptismal Preparation training
and resources
Baptism Initiative
Workshops on the Pastoral Care
of the Family in difficult situations
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Crisis Pregnancy resources
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Post-Abortion Ministry/Project Rachel
Parish and deanery assistance and consultation
Contact:
Christian Rada
718-965-7300, ext. 5541
[email protected]
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Young Adults
Contact:
Paul Morisi
718-965-7300 ext. 5556
[email protected]
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Formation for Coordinators of Young Adults
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Theology on Tap
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Monthly Mass and Fellowship
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Seasonal Bible Studies
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Highlighting Evangelization Efforts
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Midnight Run
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Days of Reflection
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World Youth Day
Adolescent Faith Formation
Contact:
Paul Morisi
718-965-7300 ext. 5556
[email protected]
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Formation for Youth Ministers
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Diocesan Youth Day
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World Youth Day
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National Conventions
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Catholic High Schools
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Pilgrimages
Contact:
Theodore Musco
718-965-7300 ext. 5417
[email protected]
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Holy Hours in collaboration with
the Diocesan Vocations Office
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)
collaboration
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Diocesan High School Confirmation
celebrations
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Staff Resource Days
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Religion Curriculum Standards and Outcomes
Catholic Youth Ministry Initiative
(in collaboration with the Catholic Foundation
for Brooklyn and Queens)
Faith Formation Initiatives
Contact:
Lucia Morales
718-965-7300 ext. 5418
[email protected]
Contact:
Joann Roa
718-965-7300
[email protected]
Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)
Contact:
Rob Caldera
718-281-9549
[email protected]
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Religious education media resources
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cooperation and community
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Coach as Youth Minister; coaches workshops
and clinics
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First Penance, First Eucharist, and Confirmation
Proximate Preparation Sessions for Candidates
and Families
Parish Crisis Management Plans review and
consultation
Multi-cultural catechesis planning and program
implementation/assessment
Pre-School catechesis planning and program
implementation/assessment
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How to find a parish program of Religious Education
Go to the diocesan website www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org and click on Parishes to find the parishes in your area.
Registration Information and Calendar on pages 55-79
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Mission
The mission of the School of Evangelization is
to serve the formational and educational needs of
those who seek to know for the first time, or desire a deeper understanding
and relationship with, Christ Jesus and His Church by providing guidance,
support, and resources to clergy, women and men in consecrated life, and
the laity of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.
Vision
The School of Evangelization serves clergy, women
and men in consecrated life, and the laity as the center
for all Catholic catechetical and pastoral formation and Catholic educational
resources and initiatives of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.
The School of Evangelization seeks to provide programs, processes, and
initiatives of lifelong formation and education for all by collaborating
with those in parish leadership.
310 Prospect Park West · Brooklyn, New York 11215
www.dioceseofbrooklyn.org